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Swanson, Roy collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2021.083

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

MMVM may, or may not, hold copyrights to materials in this collection. Donors who own copyrights to their donated materials, i.e., photos taken by their grandfather, typically donate their copyrights to MMVM as indicated on the Donation Gift Form. We recognize it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to copy or publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

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

Contact:
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States