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Mike DiBona collection, 1941-1945, Date acquired: 08/01/2012

 

Summary

Creator:
DiBona, Mike
Abstract:
Tampa native Mike DiBona served in the 10th Army in the Pacific Theater during WWII. At war's end, he was stationed at the small isle of Iejima (previously known as Ie Shima) in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. While there, he turned his mess tent into a new "Columbia Restaurant." Using ingredients sent to him from Tampa, DiBona tried to replicate the food he ate back home. A typhoon wiped out the tent, which was soon replaced with a pre-fabricated mess hall. He returned to Tampa where he lived out the remainder of his years.
Extent:
0.42 Linear Feet
1 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mike DiBona papers, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of Army cooking manuals and photographs of DiBona's time at Ie Shima island.

Acquisition information:

Todd Lopez

Donation

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photographs

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Open.

Preferred citation:

Mike DiBona papers, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA