Mario Joseph Patruno papers

Collection — Box: Single Folder Collections - 2007 Box 1 (07.0001-07.0074), Folder: 07.0031 - Folder 1

Identifier: 07.0031

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Mario Joseph Patruno's collection includes a manuscript/oral history that covers his service in the 101st Airborne through his wounding in Operation Market Garden. The collection also includes three photographs, two of Patruno and one photograph taken inside Patruno's C-47 Transport on the night of 5 June 1944.

Dates

1942-1944
Other: Majority of material found within 1943
Other: Date acquired: 03/22/2007
Other: Date accessioned: 2020-06-11

Creator

Patruno, Mario Joseph (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

Mario Joseph Patruno was born on April 8, 1921, in Holyoke, MA and served as a member of the 101st Airborne Division, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Company F, during World War II. Patruno enlisted in August 1942 and began training for the parachute infantry at Camp Toccoa, Georgia following his enlistment. Patruno served in the entire Normandy Campaign but was wounded in the face and neck three days into Operation Market Garden and was subsequently sent back to the United States. He passed away in St. Augustine, FL on March 10, 2015.

Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

creator

Custodial History

This collection was donated by Mario Joseph Patruno. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on March 22, 2007.