James Feerick papers
Scope and Contents
The collection of First Lieutenant James Feerick contains an oral history transcript of an interview provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History. Feerick served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as part of the 8th Bomber Command, 1st Bombardment Wing, 91st Bombardment Group in the European theater. He was based in London at Bassingbourne.
The collection also includes a copy of a magazine article from 2000 about a U.S. government agency that smuggled out contraband (radio parts, etc.), into German POW camps and letters along with other information. The agency also helped Allied POWs escape.
Dates
- Created: 1918-1945
- Other: Majority of material found in 1944
- Other: Date acquired: 09/25/2001
Creator
- Feerick, James (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Biographical or Historical Information
The oral history states that Feerick joined the Army Air Corps right after the attack on December 7, 1941. He crewed a B-17 bomber in England where he was stationed. The collection gives a good description of his mission over Germany in which Feerick's plane was shot down, and he was captured and kept as a POW in Stalag Luft 3. The collection also gives a solid description of his life as a POW.
Extent
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
creator
Custodial History
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
Source of Acquisition
James Feerick
Method of Acquisition
donation
- B-17 bomber Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- London (England) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war--Germany--History--20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stalag Luft III
- United States--Army Air Forces--Aerial operations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States--Army Air Forces--Aerial operations--Personal narratives Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army
- United States. Army Air Forces
- United States. Army Air Forces--Military life Subject Source: Lcnaf
- United States. Army Air Forces. Bomber Command, 8th Subject Source: Local sources
- United States. Army Air Forces. Combat Bombardment Wing, 1st Subject Source: Local sources
- United States. Army. European Theater of Operations
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--England--London Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American Subject Source: Local sources
- World War, 1939-1945--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- James Feerick papers
- Author
- Craig Whittington
- Date
- 03/01/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
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PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
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