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Irving G. Wickman collection, 1946-1946, Date acquired: 08/12/2011

 

Summary

Creator:
Wickman, Irving G.
Extent:
1.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Irving G. Wickman collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_11_0051.

Background

Scope and content:

Official Introductory booklet from the American Graves Registration Command on pathology and methodology of identifying remains, including extensive anatomy drawings. Includes official memos on exhumation, identification procedure, a sample checklist, sample certification of identity, supply list, and personal notes taken by hand.

Biographical / historical:

Irving G. Wickman Jr. served with the American Graves Registration Command to, in his words, "locate and recover isolated burials in Western Europe, confirm identification of remains, disinter and forward remains to U.S. cemeteries in Europe." He was born May 13, 1927, Springfield MA, and enlisted in June 1945, serving in Germany, France, and the Netherlands, with a temporary stint of 3 weeks in Portugal, before being discharged in December 1946.

Wickman was attached to the 102nd Division, Quartermaster Graves Registration, 6893rd Quartermaster Group Company, 551st Quartermaster Group.

He attended University of Massachusetts Amherst, class of 1951, and passed away on December 13, 2014.

Acquisition information:

Irving G. Wickman 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

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], Irving G. Wickman collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_11_0051.

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