William V. Voss, Jr. papers
Scope and Contents
This collection relates to William V. Voss, Jr. who served with the U.S. Army, 11th Field Artillery, 24th Infantry Division, in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. This collection contains four copies of personal letters and two manuscripts, as well as letters and articles from a reunion magazine from Robert Dexheimer. In his manuscript on the "Return to Bataan," he recounts his experience and tells stories of men he knew and his interactions with local Filipinos. Included with the manuscript is a photograph of Voss. The letter from James L. Postma describes his time in the Philippines and experience with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and includes a photograph of him from 1945. There are three articles by men recounting their experiences in the Philippines. There is one copy of a photograph of the 21st Brigade at Schofield Barracks and copies of four images of Hawaii before World War II. There is also one article on the Korean War and two articles on incidents at Pearl Harbor after December 7, 1941.
Dates
- December 4, 1943 - April 1, 2000
- Other: Date accessioned: 2019-11-08
Creator
- Voss, William V., Jr., 1915-2003 (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 / Historical
William V. Voss, Jr. was born on October 24, 1915 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He received basic training at Fort Bragg, NC. He served with the US Army 11th Field Artillery, 24th Infantry Division, during World War II. He served overseas for 39 months and 27 days in Hawaii, Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines. He worked as a Clerk Typist and also at a Fire Direction Center. His unit was involved in the Recapture of Corregidor. He was discharged on September 12, 1945 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. William V. Voss, Jr. passed away in Atlantic City, NJ on April 16, 2003.
Extent
1 folders
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by William Voss and Robert Dexheimer.
- Articles Subject Source: Local sources
- Bataan (Philippines : Province) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fort Bragg (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Korean War, 1950-1953 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters--20th century Subject Source: Local sources
- Leyte (Philippines) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Personal correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photography, Military Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Philippines Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Photography Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Dexheimer, Robert, 1915-2002 (Person)
- Title
- William V. Voss, Jr. papers
- Author
- Rosa Boiser
- Date
- November 21, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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