Cool, Donald and Michael collection
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
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States
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