Francis P. Rondinone Jr. papers, 1942-1945, Date acquired: 03/27/2008, Date accessioned: 2020-06-09, bulk 1943-1944
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Rondinone, Francis P., Jr.
- Lapham, Susan
- Extent:
- 1 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Francis P. Rondinone Jr. papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_08_0066.
Background
- Scope and content:
The bulk of this collection consists of log transcriptions of the missions in which Francis P. Rondinone participated. Rondinone was a staff sergeant in the 8th Air Force where he worked as a B-24 Flight Engineer. The log entries cover information such as date, mission purpose, flying time and place. The file also includes a picture of Rondinone in uniform, a scan of his Certificate of Valor, photocopies of documents regarding his Honorable Discharge certificate, his obituary and two poems of unknown authorship related to his squadron.
- Biographical / historical:
Francis P. Rondinone was born on October 3, 1921, in Wethersfield, CT. He became a Staff Sergeant in the 852nd Bombardment Squadron of the 8th Air Force where he served as a flight engineer. On his missions, he flew mainly over France and Germany, but also over Brazil, West and North Africa, and England. Rondinone was honorably discharged on October 26, 1945, and passed away on January 10, 2014, in Los Angeles, CA.
- Custodial history:
This collection was donated by Susan Lapham. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on March 27, 2008.
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
- Processing information:
Revised 08/25/2017 by Alberto Miguel Pérez-Rueda
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
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], Francis P. Rondinone Jr. papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_08_0066.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
