Mark C. Bane, Jr. transcript, 1927-1946, Date acquired: 09/27/2001
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Bane, Mark C., Jr., 1913-2008
- Extent:
- 1 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Mark C. Bane, Jr. transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0469.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection relates to Mark C. Bane Jr. who joined the National Guard in May 1941. He later volunteered for the 501st Parachute Battalion and was sent to Montgomery, Alabama to train at the Maxwell Air Force Base. While at Maxwell Air Force Base, he trained British cadets under the Arnold Plan. In late 1945, Bane traveled overseas with General Douglas MacArthur. The collection consists of an oral history transcript.
- Biographical / historical:
Mark C. Bane Jr. was born on October 11, 1913, in Pulaski, Virginia. Bane attended Fishburne Military School at Waynesboro, VA from 1927 to 1931. He then attended Virginia Military Institute from 1931 to 1933. Bane joined the National Guard in May of 1941. During the same period, he was employed as an engineer on the Skyline Drive project in Virginia.
- Acquisition information:
Mark C. Bane, Jr.
Donation
- 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
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945--Japan
- Names:
- Lexington (Va.). Virginia Military Institute
United States. Army. Parachute Battalion, 501st
Waynesboro (Va.). Fishburne Military School
Robins Air Force Base (Ga.)
Air War College (U.S.)
United States. Air Force
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 - Places:
- Maxwell Air Force Base (Ala.)
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], Mark C. Bane, Jr. transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0469.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA