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James R. Pemberton papers, 1942-2000, Date acquired: 09/27/2001, bulk 1942-1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Pemberton, James R. , 1924-2002
Extent:
1 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], James R. Pemberton papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0476.

Background

Scope and content:

The James R. Pemberton oral history interview transcript includes his time as a sergeant in the 103rd Infantry Division, 410th Regiment, Company K, 3rd Platoon, 3rd Squadron. He served as an engineer in France, Germany, and Austria from 1943-1945 and participated at D-Day and Battle of the Bulge. He documents his experiences during the war in regards to his military training, losing friends, taking German prisoners, how he earned his Bronze Star Medal, specific events in which he participated, and his pre/post-war activities.

Biographical / historical:

James R. Pemberton was born in Clinton, Illinois on August 8, 1924, and went to live with his grandmother when his father died in 1930 in Normal, Illinois. In 1936 he went back to live with his mother. Pemberton graduated high school in 1942 and began taking classes at Illinois Wesleyan University in medicine. Soon after he joined the Enlisted Reserve Corps and then went on active duty in November 1942.

Acquisition information:
Reichelt Program for Oral History
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], James R. Pemberton papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0476.

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