Leonard J. Travaline transcript
Scope and Contents
Leonard J. Travaline (also spelled Traveline in some records) served in the United States Army as an Artilleryman from 1941 to 1945. He served with the 166th Field Artillery Battalion and later the 938th Field Artillery Battallion in the Mediterranean and European Theaters. He served as a front line observer in Oran, North Africa, Italy, France, Germany, and Austria. The collection contains a transcribed daily journal that Travaline kept from the time of his landing in North Africa until the end of the war and his arrival back in the States in September 1945.
Dates
- 1941-1992
- Other: Majority of material found in 1944
- Other: Date acquired: 02/05/2008
Creator
- Travaline, Leonard J. , 1918-2011 (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
Leonard J. Travaline (also spelled Traveline in some records) was born July 14, 1918, to Anthony and Theresa Travaline. Travaline lived in Conshohocken, PA. He graduated from Conshohocken High School in 1937 and then attended Dobbs Vocational School to study Printing. After enlisting in Battary C in October of 1940, he left for training in January 1941. He trained at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Camp Blanding, Florida, and Camp Gordon, Georgia. During WWII, he served with the US Army as a Technician, specifically as a front line observation scout. He served with the 166th Field Artillery Battalion and the 938th Field Artillery Battalion in the Mediterranean and European Theaters. He arrived in North Africa in 1943 and went on to fight in Italy, France, Germany, and Austria. Travaline participated in the following campaigns: Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Southern France, Rome-Arno, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. He kept a daily journal while serving (a transcription of which is included in this collection), and copies are available in multiple archives and libraries. After returning from the war, Travaline worked for the Conshohocken Recorder Newspaper before working at the Times Herald Newspaper for forty years. He was also married to his wife, Phyllis M. Travaline, for sixty-three years, and the couple had two daughters. His obituary can be found at https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/1951251/Leonard-J-Travaline.
The diary Travaline kept is very detailed and includes discussion of combat, injuries, dating and romance, entertainment, and sickness. Also included are some scanned photos and a military document. Travaline participated in the following campaigns: Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Southern France, Rome-Arno, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe.
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
This collection was donated by Leonard J. Travaline. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on February 5, 2008.
- Anzio, Battle of, Anzio, Italy, 1944 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Artillery--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Blanding (Fla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Gordon (DeKalb County, Ga.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Shelby (Miss.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diary Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oran (Algeria) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army Ground Forces Subject Source: Lcnaf
- United States. Army--History--World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. European Theater of Operations
- United States. Army. Mediterranean Theater of Operations
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Africa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Austria Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Algeria Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Alsace Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Arno River Valley Subject Source: Local sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Mediterranean Region Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Military life--American Subject Source: Local sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Leonard J. Travaline transcript
- Author
- Mallory McGovern
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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