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Antonio Francis Morrow Jr. transcript, October 8, 2004, bulk 1942-1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Morrow, Antonio Francis, Jr., 1924-2016
Buck, Laura
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Antonio Francis Morrow Jr. Transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-04-0300

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Private 1st Class Antonio Francis Morrow who served with the 82nd Airborne Division in North Africa and the European Theater of Operations during World War II. This collection contains an interview transcript of Morrow.

Biographical / historical:

Private 1st Class Antonio Francis Morrow Jr., was born on June 29, 1924 in Ithaca, New York. He joined the U.S. Army in September 1942 and trained as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne at Camp Blanding, Florida, Fort Benning, Georgia, and Norfolk, Virginia. In 1942 he served in Africa where he was in charge of 5,000 German prisoners of war. He also served in Naples and Rome as a member of the military police and an interpreter. He also served in France and Germany. He returned to the United States and was discharged at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Following his discharge, Morrow was hospitalized with Tuberculosis for two years. In 1959, Frank and his wife Ester moved to Florida where he worked for Zabel food service for 22 years. He later worked for Cumberland Farms, Suncoast High School as a janitor, and at a hospital for 15 years. In 1963, Frank and 24 other people formed the volunteer fire department for Palm Beach Gardens. He retired at the age of 68. Frank passed away on April 4, 2016 at the age of 91. He is buried at South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth, Florida.

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], Antonio Francis Morrow Jr. Transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-04-0300

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