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James J. McGuire papers, 1942-1995, Date acquired: 11/17/2006, Date accessioned: 2020-05-13, bulk 1942-1945

 

Summary

Creator:
McGuire, James J.
Extent:
7.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], James J. McQuire papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_06_0061.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to James J. McGuire who served with the 102nd Infantry Division during World War II and was captured by the Germans in November 1944 near the Roer River. The collection includes documents related to prisoners-of-war, including special postage and protocols for sending letters to American POWs, special postage and protocols that James McGuire had to follow to send letters back to his family, and even an extremely detailed, multi-page set of instructions on how to order tobacco products for American soldiers in German POW camps. It also includes a ration book application, and a ration book itself.  Finally, it includes communications, telegrams, and letters, between the McGuire family and various government agencies and departments as they attempt to gain more information about James McGuire and his fate.

Biographical / historical:

James McGuire was an American infantryman in France. He served with the 102nd Infantry Division, 407th Infantry Regt., 3rd Battalion, K Company.  He was captured by German forces during a small skirmish along the Holland-German border near Linnich, Germany on the west bank of the Roer River, and remained in German custody for about 9 months, until he was returned, or more likely, liberated.

Custodial history:

This collection was donated by James F. McGuire. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on November 17, 2006.

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], James J. McQuire papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_06_0061.

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