Joseph Peters papers

Collection — Container: Single Folder Collections - 2007 Box 1 (07.0001-07.0074), Folder: 07.0073 - Folder 1

Identifier: 07.0073

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains an unpublished biography of Joseph Peters entitled "An Ordinary Hero." Peters served as a medical doctor in the Philippines during World War II and retired a Colonel. The collection also includes a letter about his 1952 retirement and a letter to his daughter about an injury stating that the initial injury was sustained upon capture by the Japanese in 1942.

Dates

Created: 1941-1945
Other: Majority of material found in 1943
Other: Date acquired: 05/29/2007

Creator

Peters, Joseph Franklin (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

Joseph Peters was born on March 10, 1909. He served in the Philippines prior to the invasion by Japan as a medical doctor. He was wounded in the back by a Japanese soldier who hit him with his rifle the day that he was incarcerated. After becoming a prisoner of war, Peters survived the Bataan Death March and internment in a Japanese prison camp. His medals include a Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Legion of Merit, and a Philippine Defense Medal. Peters passed away on February 11, 1980, in San Diego, CA.

Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

creator

Custodial History

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

Source of Acquisition

Joseph Peters

Method of Acquisition

donation

Subjects

Bataan (Philippines : Province) Subject Source: Lcnaf
Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Bronze Star Medal (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Legion of Merit (Military decoration) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Prisoners of war Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Prisoners of war--Asia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Purple Heart Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Silver Star Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army
United States. Army Ground Forces Subject Source: Lcnaf
United States. Army--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army--Military life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army. Medical Service Corps
United States. Army. Medical Service Corps--History. Subject Source: Local sources
World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Japan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Medical care 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--Philippines Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American Subject Source: Local sources
World War, 1939-1945--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings