Joseph Freilick papers
Scope and Contents
This manuscript memoir relates to Joseph Freilick who served with the 102nd Infanty Division during World War II in the European Theater.
Dates
- Created: 1944-1945
- Other: Date acquired: 10/15/2001
Creator
- Freilick, Joseph, 1915-2005 (Family)
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 Freilick completed basic training with the Army's 660th Tank Destroyer Battalion at Camp Hood, TX. He joined the 102nd Infantry Division at St. Pierre Eglise, France, in 1944. He was injured in campaigns in Europe. He was promoted to S/Sgt. early in 1945. He was awarded six medals, including the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman's Badge (CIB). On 14 April 1945, his division came upon 1016 burned bodies of political and military prisoners of the SS in Gardelegen. His manuscript discusses his being in the hospital, going to religious services, the other commanding officers of his division, receiving the Combat Infantryman Badge, his promotion, Prisoners of War, and sexual encounters.
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.
- American Jewish Archives Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bronze Star Medal (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Eglise St-Pierre (Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, France) Subject Source: Local sources
- Gardelegen (Germany) Subject Source: Local sources
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jewish soldiers--United States Subject Source: Local sources
- Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei--Schutzstaffel) Subject Source: Local sources
- Prisoners of war 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. European Theater of Operations
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 102nd Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Infantry Division, 102nd Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Saar River Valley (France and Germany) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Medical care Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish 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--Prisoners and prisons, German Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Religious aspects Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Joseph Freilick papers
- Author
- Beatrice Dain
- Date
- 4/14/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
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