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Walter and Fred Mynarkiewicz Collection, 1939-1945, Date acquired: 05/18/1999, bulk 1942-1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Mynarkiewicz, Walter
Mynarkiewicz, Fred
Extent:
1.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Walter and Fred Mynarkiewicz collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_98_0761.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains items from two brothers, Walter and Fred Mynarkiewicz. Walter served as a Machinist Mate Second Class in the U.S. Navy. He was stationed in Trinidad, Hawaii, China, and built landing fields in the Philippines. Fred served in the 346th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division and was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service as a Medical Technician. He served during the Battle of the Bulge and liberated concentration camps in Germany.

The collection includes letters, postcards, brochures, and official documents. The collection's publications include the monthly magazine of the 30th C. B. (Construction Battalion) Battalion and the China Press (Shanghai newspaper recounting activities of soldiers and the occupation of Japan). There is also a booklet explaining veteran's benefits and rights. There is also an oversized black-and-white drawing on cardboard with "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Fred Mynarkiewicz" written on it and showing a soldier mowing a lawn.

Biographical / historical:

Both Walter and Fred Mynarkowiecz served in the World War II. Walter served as a Machinist Mate Second Class in the Navy. He was stationed in Trinidad, Hawaii, China, and built landing fields in the Philippines. Fred served in the 346th Infantry and was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service as a Medical Technician. He was in the Battle of the Bulge and liberated some of those who were interned in concentration camps in Germany.

Acquisition information:

Doris Burns

Donated

Custodial history:

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

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], Walter and Fred Mynarkiewicz collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_98_0761.

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