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Cool, Donald and Michael collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2023.121

Scope and Contents

Michael Cool photos.

Donald Cool:

Scrapbook pages.

Newspapers and clippings.

The Talon with the 17th in Ardennes. magazine.

17th Airborne Division, Vol 1. 2 copies.

Photos.

Military and personal documents.

Dale Lowry and Benjamin Webster.

Thunder from Heaven, Story of the 17th Airborne Division, 1943-1945. By Don R. Pay. 1947.

Foreign currency, Nazi flag, wallet cards, US and Nazi patches, 3-blue star window flag

Correspondence.

Uniform buttons, pins, insignia.

American Legion dress cap. Alexandria MN. Past Commander.

Dates

  • 1942-11945
  • Event: Donated by Mike and Carol Cool on Oct 27, 2023. Accession 2023.121

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

Donald E. Cool. H Co., 513th PIR, 17th Airborne Division. Marshall MN.

Michael Cool. F111 pilot. Vietnam.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (One grey standard banker's box. In Collections Dept.)

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