Swanson, Roy collection
Scope and Contents
Nazism/ Fascism articles
The Cactus Division, Second Battalion, 409th Infantry Regimental History by Bingham and Swanson. booklet.
Holocaust Research and Information Project article, UW-Milwaukee
Wedding photo
USB thumb drive of scanned materials
VI Corps Rest Center at Nancy France map
German map of Landsberg
A Report 35 Years After The Action, Company E 409th Infantry by Feeney, 1980.
The History of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Section, 2nd Bn, 409th Inf Regt, 103rd Division
Stars and Stripes extra. Roosevelt Dead.
Two scrapbooks with photos and diary
Rain and Darkness, A Novel by Roy Arthur Swanson. 2011.
The Sunflower by Simon Weisenthal. book. 1976.
The 409th Infantry in World War II. book. by East and Gleason. 1947.
Infantry Themes journal by Swanson.
"Record" journal
Taschenbuch USA-Heer, Bestimmt fur den Gebrauch der Truppen im Felde. German identification guide for US equipment. 1944
Kriegserinnerungen. (War Memories) German Navy photo album.
Framed portrait.
Soldiers and Sailors Prayer Book. pocket guide.
Folded maps. Germany, France, Texas. 1940s.
Dates
- 1941-1945
- Event: Donated by Dana and Jon Butts on 12 Dec 2021. Accession 2021.083
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
PFC Roy Arthur Swanson, HQ Co., 409th, 103rd Infantry Division
Extent
2 Linear Feet (Two grey flip-top archival boxes. Shelf 6-C-2.)
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Daniel Ewer, Archivist
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum Repository
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States
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