Wilfred Daley, circa 1935-2012
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], Wilfred Daley, 99.0282, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-99-0282
Background
- Scope and content:
Oral History transcript about part of ASTP program under Secretary of War Simpson; Battle of the Bulge; Patton's Third Army; Bastogne. Wilfred V Daly was an infantryman serving in the 819th Tank Destroyer Battalion. He trained at Camp Roborts(?), CA, Camp Chaffee, AK, Camps Hood and Bowie, TX, and Camp Ibis, CA. He served as a guard(?) unit at Hawaii, and then at Peleliu. The collection consists of photos and photo descriptions, handwritten letters from Daly to his mother (c. 1942-1945), H�, annotated and bound versions of these letters assembled into manuscripts with extensive details of everyday Army life, the transcript from a Reichelt Oral History interview, several newspaper clippings, notes from Daly describing items in the collection, and several pamphlets from Army chapels. Also included is the Unit Insignia patch for a Tank Destroyer Unit.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in a remote storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Terms of access:
Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], Wilfred Daley, 99.0282, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-99-0282
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
