Donald N. Duvick transcript

Collection — Box: Single Folder Collections - 2006 Box 2 (06.0075-06.0150), Folder: 06.0111 - Folder 1

Identifier: 06.0111

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Technician Fourth Grade Donald N. Duvick's oral history transcript describes his experiences as a company clerk with the 1265th Engineer Combat Battalion, Company B, of the United States Army. His experiences in Germany as a non-combatant illustrate other roles soldiers were assigned during World War II.

Dates

Created: 1943-1946
Other: Date acquired: 06/21/2006

Creator

Duvick, Donald N. (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

Donald N. Duvick was born on December 18, 1924, in Sandwich, Illinois and spent much of his life before the war doing farm work. While at the University of Illinois, Duvick was drafted in June 1943. He enrolled in the Army Specialized Training Program but before he could finish he was taken out and sent to Camp Van Dorn for basic training with the 1265th Engineer Combat Battalion, Company B. He was chosen as a company clerk and arrived in Staffordshire, England in November of 1944. He completed more training and was sent to Bremen, Germany where he also helped rebuild damaged railroads and roads. Once the war ended he attended classes in France for a semester waiting for his discharge. He was discharged on April 6, 1946, as a Technician Fourth Grade. After the war, he returned to the University of Illinois and used the GI Bill to fund his education. Donald N. Duvick passed away on May 23, 2006.

Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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

Donald N. Duvick

Method of Acquisition

Reichelt Oral History Project

Subjects

Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
Bremen (Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) Subject Source: Lcnaf
Camp Grant (Ill.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Camp Van Dorn (Miss.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
Fort Hood (Tex.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Illinois Subject Source: Lcnaf
Military Discharge--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oral history Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Payrolls Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Railroads Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Sandwich (Ill.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
Staffordshire (England) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army. Engineer Combat Battalion, 1265th Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
University of Illinois at Chicago Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Food supply Subject Source: Local sources
World War, 1939-1945--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings