Joe Rendelman papers

Collection — Container: Single Folder Collections - 2002 Box 17 (02.457-02.0486), Folder: 02.0477 - Folder 1

Identifier: 02.0477

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a copy of the oral history interview of Joe Rendelman who served with the 15th Air Force in Italy. He was shot down over Romania after twenty-five missions. He spent six months in a POW camp and was liberated by the Russians in 1944.

Dates

Creation: 1942-1945
Other: Majority of material found within 1944
Other: Date acquired: 11/19/2002
Other: Date accessioned: 2020-05-22

Creator

Rendelman, Joe (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

Joe Rendelman was born around 1924 in Philadelphia, PA. He served 1942-1945 as an aerial gunner with the the Fifteenth Air Force, initially arriving in Italy. He was shot down over Romania after twenty-five missions. He spent six months in a POW camp and was one of the first American POWs liberated by the Russians in 1944. He was awarded with the soldiers medal, a purple heart, and many other honors. After returning to the United States, he married Marcia Polatnick, and the couple had 7 children (Michael, Gregory, David, Andrew, Denise Weiner, Sydney Bassman, Julie Spring Rendelman passed away at the age of 82 in Delray Beach, FL, on September 11, 2006.

Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

This collection was donated by Joe Rendelman. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on November 19, 2002.