Herman Stern papers

Collection — Container: Single Folder Collections - 2003 Box 6 (03.0176-03.203), Folder: 03.0176 - Folder 1

Identifier: 03.0176

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection relates to Herman Stern who served in the U.S. Army with the 165th Engineer Combat Battalion in the European Theater. The collection contains a timeline of Stern's life, focusing on his World War II service, and also contains a manuscript about Stern's battalion entitled, "Is This It?: A History of the 165th Engineer Combat Battalion in World War II," by Richard Ross Rebert. The manuscript details the 165th's induction, training, and combat deployment in France and Germany from 1943 to 1945. The collection also includes a USO Club "Voice Letter" package for a record from Herman to Louis Stern, with a picture of a Jewish kid blowing a shofar and Hebrew and English letters saying, "Happy New Year".

Dates

Event: 1943-1948
Other: Date acquired: 10/14/2003

Creator

Stern, Herman (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

Herman Stern served in the headquarters and service section of the battalion. Mr. Stern served in Europe in the U.S. Army Combat Engineers from 1944, when he landed in Normandy, France, until the war's end. He further served in the U.S. military government in Germany for two years after the war.