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Elwood Harry Fredrickson papers, 1943-1952, Date acquired: 10/16/2007, bulk 1943-1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Fredrickson, Elwood Harry
Extent:
2.00 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Elwood Harry Fredrick papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-07-0116

Background

Scope and content:

This collection pertains to First Lieutenant Elwood Harry Fredrickson who served as a bombardier in the 743rd Bomb Squadron, 455th Bomb Group. The collection contains flight records, textbooks and notes from flight school, assignments from flight school, various documents regarding Fredrickson's postings, personnel lists, volumes one and two of the 455th Bomb Group Journal, booklets on aviation and cadet life, various receipts, certificates and photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Elwood Harry Fredrickson was born October 8, 1917, in Zion, Illinois, to Harry and Harriet Fredrickson. He attended Zion Preparatory College and received a diploma in 1935. He worked as a weaver at Liberty Lace and Knitting Works in New York City, New York. Fredrickson enlisted on February 21, 1942, and he was inducted at Camp Upton, New York. After completing basic training, he was assigned to the 5th Armored Division and served as a jeep driver. The 5th Armored Division trained in desert operations in the Mojave Desert.







Acquisition information:

William Fredrickson

Donation.

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], Elwood Harry Fredrick papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-07-0116

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