Julian Davis Sewell papers, 1944-1945, Date acquired: 11/03/2017
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Sewell, Julian Davis , 1917-2004
- Extent:
- 1 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Julian Davis Sewell papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_17_0028.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection relates to First Lieutenant Julian Davis Sewell who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a Navigator. The collection includes an address book containing the names of men who served with Sewell, a basic U.S. Army Air Corps aeronautics class notebook, Civil Aeronautics Bulletin, and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Ceremony program and roster.
- Biographical / historical:
Julian Davis Sewell was born on August 2, 1917, and passed away on November 16, 2004. He is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL. He served as a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, serving primarily as a navigator on bombers (mostly on B-17s and, at the very end of the War, on a B-29). He also served as an instructor for newly assigned navigators.
The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Organization Day Program belonged to an uncle by marriage, Richard Stafford, of the donor who was assigned to Headquarters Company of the First Battalion.
- Acquisition information:
James D. Sewell (Son of Julian D. Sewell)
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], Julian Davis Sewell papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_17_0028.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
