Ariel H. House, circa 1935-2012
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], Ariel H. House, 99.0452, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-99-0452
Background
- Scope and content:
Aniel H. House, Sr., served in the Army Air Force as a member of Combat Flight Crew #3123 in the 459th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force on a B-24 Liberator, in the Atlantic theater. This collection contains a manuscript titled "Reflections of WWII" written by the father-son team of Aniel House, Jr., and Sr.. It is the memoirs of Aniel House, Sr.. He received the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters and three Battle Stars. He fought in Naples, Arno, Ploesti, the Rhineland, and France. He enlisted on 8 Feb 1943 in Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, and was discharged at Ellington Field, TX. He was an airplane mechanic gunner and gunnery instructor. This manuscript also contains numerous photographs, House's diary, flight records, and discharge records. He describes being shot down and forced to land in the Adriatic, where his crew was rescued by South African soldiers.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in a remote storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Terms of access:
Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], Ariel H. House, 99.0452, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-99-0452
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
