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Japanese Reconstruction records of Archie Tillman McDaniel Jr., bulk 1946-1947

 

Summary

Creator:
McDaniel Jr, Archie Tillman
McDaniel-Pappas, Doris
Abstract:
Materials that document post-war Japanese reconstruction by veteran Archie Tillman McDaniel II.
Extent:
1 boxes
Language:
English Japanese
Preferred citation:

Japanese Reconstruction records of Archie Tillman McDaniel Jr., Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes personal materials of WWII veteran Archie Tillman McDaniel II, post-war reconstruction of Japan correspondence and papers from his tenure, Judo materials, maps, and translations for the Japanese language.

Biographical / historical:

Archie Tillman McDaniel, Jr tried to enlist in the U.S. Army at age 17 but was too young. His mother signed an age restriction waiver and Archie took a test that year (1943), scoring high enough to become one of the youngest ever to attend Officer Candidate School (OCS). Archie served as a 1st Lieutenant and Paratrooper of in an airborne division in 1946. He was stationed in Japan and placed in charge of re-building areas of a prefecture as part of a peace keeping mission. He learned Judo from a local Japanese Master and earned a black belt in the 3rd degree. He kept his relationship with the Japanese people after returning to his residence at 1566 Rankin Avenue, in Tallahassee.

For more information, refer to the external documents linked in the ArchivesSpace record.

Acquisition information:
Doris J. (Jeannie) McDaniel-Pappas, a Florida native and student in Eckerd College's Program for Experienced Learners, donated this collection of family records to the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library on July 30, 2007.

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Japanese Reconstruction records of Archie Tillman McDaniel Jr., Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.

Location of this collection:
140 7th Avenue South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
USA