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Arthur Eason papers, 1944-1945, Date acquired: 06/01/1999, bulk 1944-1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Eason, David A.
Extent:
1.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Arthur Eason papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_99_0271.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes several different types of documents that refer to the attack on the American 106th Division in St. Vith, Germany on December 16, 1944. The attack on the 422nd, 423rd, and 424th Infantry Regiments of the 106th Division resulted in 8,663 casualties, 416 deaths, 1,246 injuries, and 7,001 soldiers M.I.A. (missing in action).  Pvt. Arthur Eason was captured and transferred to P.O.W. (prisoner of war) camps. Eason was transferred to the Stalag IV B camp in Northeastern Germany. He was among several other POW's from British and Russian battalions. These documents include personal letters, diary entries, official government documents of correspondence, maps, European currency, and newspaper clippings.

Biographical / historical:

Arthur Eason was born February 5, 1922. Before the war, he lived in Bradford, Pennsylvania with his wife, Betty (referred to as "Betts" in his letters) and his young son David. He was stationed in Ft. Dix, New Jersey and placed in the 423rd Infantry Regiment in the 106th Division of the United States Army. On December 16, 1944, the 422nd, 423rd, and 424th Infantry Regiments were attacked by German soldiers in St. Vith, Germany. Eason was captured and placed in the POW camp Stalag (German abbreiviation for enemy non-commisioned soldiers) IV B. Eason and the rest of the camp were liberated on April 23, 1945 by the Soviet Red Army. He returned to New York in 1945 from Le Harve, France.

Acquisition information:

David A. Eason

Donated to the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience.

Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Processing information:

Entered 06/02/17.

Arrangement:

Creator

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], Arthur Eason papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_99_0271.

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