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Lawrence Burzynski collection, June 11, 1939 - June 30, 1946, Date accessioned: 2007-07-17

 

Summary

Creator:
Burzynski, Lawrence, August 1, 1919 - June 30, 2016
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Lawrence Burzynski collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-07-1988

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Lawrence Burzynski, who enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1939 and was discharged in 1946 with the rank of Chief Electricians Mate. This collection contains a compilation of entries from Burzynski's diary during his seven years in the Navy. The diary provides an account of nearly every facet of U.S. Navy life during WWII and provides testimony on key moments of the war, including the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Biographical / historical:

Lawrence Burzynski was born on August 1, 1919, in Benton, Illinois. Two years after graduating high school, he was inducted into the U.S. Navy in June of 1939. After receiving training at the San Diego Naval Training Station, Burzynski traveled with the U.S. Navy to a variety of locations, including the South Pacific, South America, and South Africa. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he operated mostly in the Philippines stationed on the USS Louisville. He was discharged in June of 1946 with the rank of Chief Electrician's Mate. Following discharge, he attended Anderson College with his wife Catherine. Lawrence Burzynski passed away on June 30, 2016, and is buried in Metropolis Memorial Gardens in Massac County, Illinois.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated by Lawrence Burzynski.
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

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Great Depression, 1929
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Guam
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Manila
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
Marshall Islands--History
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska--Aleutian Islands
Midway, Battle of, 1942
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands--Guadalcanal
Kyūshū Region (Japan)--History
Kamikaze pilots
World War, 1939-1945--China--Shanghai
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945
World War, 1939-1945--Censorship--United States
United States. Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
Names:
United States. Naval Training Station (San Diego, Calif.)
Louisville (Cruiser)
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Asama (Ship)
Admiral Graf Spee (Battleship)
Simonstown Naval Base
New York Naval Shipyard
General H.L. Scott (Transport)
President Coolidge (Steamship)
Prince of Wales (Ship)
Arizona (Battleship)
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Yorktown (Aircraft carrier : CV-5)
St. Louis (Ship)
USS Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CVA(N) 65)
Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1927-1942)
New Mexico (Battleship)
Northampton (Cruiser)
Columbia (Cruiser)
Cleveland (Light cruiser : CL-55)
Missouri (Battleship : BB-63)
Guam (Cruiser)
Santa Fe (Cruiser)
Wisconsin (Battleship : BB-64)
Iowa (Battleship)
Bunker Hill (Aircraft carrier : CV-17)
Pennsylvania (Battleship)
Weihsien Civilian Assembly Center
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Knox, Frank, 1874-1944
Brick, Al
Kilgallen, James L.
Granade, John Frank, October 2, 1920 - September 29, 1984
Ainsworth, W. L. (Walden Lee), 1886-1960
Halsey, William F. (William Frederick), 1882-1959
Fischler, Peter Kalsch, RADM, September 10, 1895 - July 14, 1950
Places:
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Seattle (Wash.)
Panama Canal (Panama)
Recife (Brazil)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Montevideo (Uruguay)
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Santos (São Paulo, Brazil)
Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil : State)
Bahia (Brazil : State)
Guantanamo Bay (Cuba)
Balboa (Panama)
Pago Pago (American Samoa)
Makin, Battle of
New Caledonia
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Gloucester City (N.J.)
Iwo Jima, Battle of, 1945
Leyte (Philippines)
Qingdao (China)

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], Lawrence Burzynski collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-07-1988

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