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Carl Fessel collection, 1944-2002, Date acquired: 06/15/2000, bulk 1944-1945

 

Summary

Creator:
Fessel, Carl
Extent:
1.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Carl Fessel collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_00_0589.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of photographs, personal papers and personal memorabilia belonging to Carl Fessel, a member of the United States Army Air Force who served in the 570th Squadron of the 390th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force in Europe from February of 1944 to April of 1945. Papers include a certificate of honorable discharge issued by the U.S. Army, while photographs include a picture of Fessel in uniform for a bombing mission and a contemporary map of Europe highlighting the prison camp at which Fessel was held as a prisoner of war. Personal memorabilia include membership cards titled "Life Membership: American Ex-Prisoners of War."

Biographical / historical:

Carl Fessel was a member of the 570th Squadron of the 390th Bomb Group of the United States Army Air Force from February of 1944 to April of 1945. As a radio operator machine gunner (R.O.M.G.), Fessel would man machine guns when attacked by the enemy, in addition to transmitting messages and commanding pilots based upon information about bombs that had been dropped or the location of enemy planes.



Acquisition information:

Carl Fessel

Donated

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:

September 22, 2017

Arrangement:

Chronological

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], Carl Fessel collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_00_0589.

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