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James Feerick papers, 1918-1945, Date acquired: 09/25/2001, bulk 1944

 

Summary

Creator:
Feerick, James
Extent:
1.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], James Feerick papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0444.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection of First Lieutenant James Feerick contains an oral history transcript of an interview provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History. Feerick served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as part of the 8th Bomber Command, 1st Bombardment Wing, 91st Bombardment Group in the European theater. He was based in London at Bassingbourne.

Biographical / historical:

The oral history states that Feerick joined the Army Air Corps right after the attack on December 7, 1941. He crewed a B-17 bomber in England where he was stationed. The collection gives a good description of his mission over Germany in which Feerick's plane was shot down, and he was captured and kept as a POW in Stalag Luft 3. The collection also gives a solid description of his life as a POW.

Acquisition information:

James Feerick

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], James Feerick papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0444.

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