Frank Louis Lash collection

Collection — Box: Single Folder Collections - 2006 Box 2 (06.0075-06.0150), Folder: 06.0075 - Folder 1

Identifier: 06.0075

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection relates to Frank Louis Lash who served as a Captain pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the 587th squadron, 394th Bomb Group in the 8th Air Force which was based in England. The collection consists of a mechanical navigational watch and a brief manuscript detailing how the watch was acquired.

Dates

Event: Majority of material found within 1943-1945
Other: Date accessioned: 2020-08-28

Creator

Ritchie, Paulette Lash (Author, 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

Frank Louis Lash was born January 22nd, 1920. Joining the army in June 1941, Lash served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps from September 1943 - November 1945. He served in the 587th squadron, 394th Bomb Group in the 8th Air Force, flying in 48 missions. He passed away on August 20, 2006 and is buried at the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, FL. The manuscript tells the story of how the watch was acquired; there is a mistake because the air group to which Lash was assigned belonged to the 8th Air Force, not 9th as his daughter wrote.