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David Westheimer papers, 1941-1945, Date acquired: 01/14/2000, bulk 1943

 

Summary

Creator:
Westheimer, David
Extent:
1.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], David Westheimer papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0418.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to David Westheimer who served as a 1st Lieutenant Navigator on a B-24 Bomber with the 457th Bomb Group during World War II and was shot down over Italy where he became a POW. This collection consists of an oral history transcript of David Westheimer.

Biographical / historical:

David Westheimer was part of a bomber crew that spent most of the war in a POW camp in Germany.  He was shot down over Italy and later transferred to Germany where he spent the remainder of the war in German Pow Camps including Stalag 7A. After the war, he wrote a book about his experiences titled Sitting it Out.  In his interview, he compares his experiences to many Hollywood movies. He also describes being Jewish and a part of a Young Men's Hebrew Association in the POW camp in Germany.

Acquisition information:

David Westheimer

donation

Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Arrangement:

Creator

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], David Westheimer papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0418.

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA