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Frank Turosik papers, 1942-1945, Date acquired: 07/01/2004, bulk 1944

 

Summary

Creator:
Turosik, Frank
Extent:
1.00 folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Frank Turosik papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_04_0208.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the oral history interview of Frank Turosik conducted by Jack Sigler on January 2, 2004. Turosik served as a combat engineer in the Pacific theater of war.

Biographical / historical:

Frank Turosik was drafted and following six weeks of basic training, he set out for Melbourne, Australia. Turosik was assigned to the 41st Infantry Division once in Australia. His unit served at Port Moresby and later on in the Philippine. He was hit by shrapnel on Biak Island. Turosik returned to the States and served as a TMP guarding German POWs. He was discharged in December of 1945.

Acquisition information:

Frank Turosik

donation

Custodial history:

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

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], Frank Turosik papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_04_0208.

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