L.P. Robertson, circa 1935-2012

Summary

Extent:

1 boxes

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], L.P. Robertson, 2.0014, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-2-0014

Background

Scope and content:

Laurence P. Robertson served in the Army's 2nd Armored Division as an ambulance driver in the European (ETO) and North African Theaters. The collection includes "War is Hell and a Barrel of Laughs," Robertson's memoir. He writes extensively about his time at training camps in the US, including Officer Candidate School (OCS). After his training was complete, Robertson was sent to the European Theater, and he describes his time in Ireland in great detail, followed by his time spent in England, before his unit was sent to North Africa and eventually faced off against Rommel's African corps. The memoir ends while he is still in North Africa, and it is unfinished as Robertson died in 1999.

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], L.P. Robertson, 2.0014, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-2-0014

Location of this collection:

FSU Special Collections & Archives

116 Honors Way

Tallahassee

FL

32306-2047

USA

Contact:

https://www.lib.fsu.edu/special-collections