Richard G. Power papers

Collection — Container: Single Folder Collections - 2016 Box 2 (16.0020-16.0029), Folder: 16.0027 - Folder 1

Identifier: 16.0027

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collections related to Richard G. Power (Sergeant) who served with the 343rd Engineer Service with the US Army during World War II. The collection consists of maps, a letter, and photographs.

Dates

1942-1945
Other: Date acquired: 2016-09-27
Other: Date accessioned: 2020-04-28

Creator

Richard G. Power (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

Richard G. Power (Sr.) was born in 1920. During World War II, Richard Power lived in Apalachicola, Florida. He was then a sergeant who served with the 343rd Engineer Service Regiment during World War II. After the war, he was a resident of Tallahassee, FL, and worked as a retail salesman. He had son Richard Power, Jr. and a daughter Julia Lengacher. His obituary can be found at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tallahassee/obituary.aspx?n=richard-g-power&pid=1472877&fhid=4647.

Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

This collection was donated by Richard Power, Jr., the son of Richard G. Power, Sr. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on September 27, 2016.

Custodial History

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Subjects

Apalachicola (Fla.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Atlases, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Italy--History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Italy--Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
United States. Army. Engineer Regiment (General Service), 343rd
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings