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Raymond Morton Borgman papers, 1943-1946, Date acquired: 2016-08-09, Date accessioned: 2020-05-08

 

Summary

Creator:
Borgman, Raymond Morton
Extent:
3 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Raymond Morton Borgman papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_16_0020.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection related to Raymond Morton Borgman (U.S. Army 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division). Borgman served in the European Theater of Operations, first as a truck driver. The collection consists of documents related to the service of an American Army soldier, letters sent to his mother during World War II, and photographs taken during his service. The documents include his induction order, customs declaration, and discharge papers. The letters discuss his transit across the Atlantic Ocean, service in France in July 1944, and his time in hospitals in December 1944. The photographs consist of images of the soldier and his comrades during his military service.

Biographical / historical:

Raymond Morton Borgman was born June 7, 1924 in Lansing, IL. He was drafted in February 1943 and was sent to the European Theater of Operations on May 13, 1944. He served as a heavy truck driver in France before transferring to the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He spent time in various hospitals in Belgium and France during and after December 1944. He arrived back in the United States in January 1946 and was honorably discharged January 15, 1946. After the war, he was a Maintenance Supervisor for the medical industry. He passed away January 31, 2009 in Zellwood, FL.

Note written by Jeffrey A. Hartmann

Custodial history:

This collection was donated by Linda Boot. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on August 9, 2016.

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], Raymond Morton Borgman papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_16_0020.

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