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Jack B. Newman collection, 1943-2002, Date acquired: 09/17/2002, bulk 1944

 

Summary

Creator:
Newman, Jack B.
Newman, Peter G.
Extent:
1.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Jack B. Newman collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_02_0348.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes primarily the personal papers of U.S. Army Air Corps T/Sgt. Jack B. Newman, 717th Squadron, 449th Bombardment Group, from his time as a prisoner of war in Krems, Austria during World War II. A diary, provided by the American YMCA, contains artwork, poetry, and other writings from Newman's time in the camp. Letters received by family members and friends are also included, as well as miscellaneous loose pages found within the diary. The story of how the B-24 bomber, "Thunder Bay Babe," upon which he served as a radio operator, was hit by flak and shot down is located in multiple folders within the collection.

Biographical / historical:

T/Sgt. Jack B. Newman was born in Alpena, MI on 26 January 1924. He was a member of the Army Air Corps, 15th AF, 717th Squadron, Bomber Group 449 in the European theater of World War II. On March 24, 1944, his B-24 named "Thunder Bay Babe," was hit by flak while flying over Mostar, Croatia and crashed. Of the crew of 10, 6 were killed in action and 4 - including Newman - were kept as prisoners of war for 18 months in Stalag XVII-B in Krems, Austria. He kept a wartime diary while in the camp, provided to him by the American YMCA, that contains artwork, poems, and more from his time in the camp. Upon release from the camp at the end of the war, Newman moved to Miami, FL, where he died in 1973 at age 49 of a massive heart attack.

Acquisition information:

Peter G. Newman

Donated by Jack B. Newman's son.

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], Jack B. Newman collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_02_0348.

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