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Bill Huston collection, Date accessioned: 2006-05-04, bulk 1943-1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Huston, William W., 1921-
Huston, John Robert, 1920-
Huston, James T.
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Bill Hurston collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-06-1977

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Sergeant William "Bill" W. Huston who served in the 448th Bomber Group, 713th Bomb Squadron US Army Air Force in the European Theater of Operation. This collection also relates to John Robert Huston who served in the U.S. Army in field artillery and gun battery regiments. In addition to the letters, the collection contains a description of Bill Huston, escape from Switzerland, his Air medal citation, a history of the 8th Air Force titled "Target Germany," and a 1942 picture book of Scott Air Field in Illinois, the Huston mother's ration booklet, several photographs of Bill Huston at Scott Field, and a safe-conduct pass issued to Bill Huston by the French Resistance to facilitate his escape.

Biographical / historical:

Seargeant William W. Huston was born in 1921 and served in the 448th Bomber Group, 713th Bomber Squadron, US Army Air Force. He served on a B-17 bomber as a radioman during the bomber offensive in Germany from 1943-1944. His plane was shot down and Bill Huston was interned in Switzerland, where he eventually escaped back to American lines.

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], Bill Hurston collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-06-1977

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