Henry John Perner collection
Scope and Contents
This collection relates to Henry John Perner drafted into the U.S. Army in 1940 and served with the 42nd Infantry Regiment of the 9th Division. He was captured in Tunisia in 1943 and held a prisoner of war in Italy and later in Stalag IIB. The collection primarily consists of letters, telegrams, and informational booklets related to his POW experience.
Dates
- 1940-1957
- Other: Date accessioned: 1999-06-07
Creator
- Perner, Henry John, 1915-1993 (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
Henry John Perner born on May 30, 1914 in New York City. An employee of Howard Johnson Company in Miami, Florida, Perner was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1940 and served with the 42nd Infantry Regiment of the 9th Division. He was captured in Tunisia in 1943 and held a prisoner of war in Italy and later in Stalag IIB before being transferred to work. Liberated by Soviet troops, Perner returned home to the United States where he resumed employment with the Howard Johnson Company. He died in March 7, 1993.1993-03-07
Extent
.25 Linear Feet
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.
- World War, 1939-1945--War work--Red Cross Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Greeting cards. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Holidays--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Miami (Fla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Prisoners of war--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stalag II B Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tobacco use--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 ---Prisoners and Prisons, German Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Florida Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--War--Religious Aspects Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Henry John Perner collection
- Author
- G. Kurt Piehler
- Date
- May 31, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
116 Honors Way
PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu