WWII Materials donated by Mr. Jack Alves
Donations by Mr. Jack Alves
Received April 14, 2009
Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty / Peter Collier. New York: Artisan, 2006. [includes DVD]
Battles, Ships & Glory. 10 audio cassettes includes Day of Infamy by Walter Lord and Thunder Gods, by Hatsuho Naito.
WW2 Victory in Europe Experience from D-Day to the Destruction of the Third Reich. In Association with the Imperial War Museum. Containing removable documents, memorabilia and an audio Dc of Veteran's firsthand accounts.
Veteran’s personal stories [in ring-binder] – See Separate Listing.
Received April 29, 2009
The All Americans in World War II: A Photographic History of the 82nd Airborne Division at War / Phil Nordyke. St. Paul: Zenith Press, 2006.
Memories of World War II: Photographs from the archives of the Associated Press. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
When Baseball Went to War / Todd Anton and Bill Nowlin, ed. Chicago: Triumph Books, 2008
[Includes CD ]
The War Illustrated: Complete Record of the Conflict by Land and Sea and in the Air / Sir John Hammerton, 2000.
(Cover title: The Second World War: An Illustrated History of WWII: Liberation & Beyond Volume X: April 1946 – April 1947)
Personal Narratives. Compiled and donated by Mr. Jack Alves.
Albanese, John A. “Face to face with the enemy”. Wallingford, Connecticut.
Albanese was a wartime private 1st class, 15th Marine Regiment, Sixth Marine Division.
Autenrith, James P. “I played for Patton’s funeral” Potsdam”, N.Y.
Includes National Archive photo of the Church in Heidelberg, Germany prior to Patton’s funeral service.
Cariello, Nick. “The kid becomes a Marine”.
Includes photo of Cariello.
Fajerman, Jack.”American dream: A happy ending”
Includes photo from the Dachau Concentration Camp in Germany, April 29, 1945.
Gosselin, Joseph M. “POW: Record of ETO Missions, 1943 – 1944.” [Somerset, MA]
Includes color photo of Gosselin and an illustration of World War II Bombers “B-17 “Flying Forts” strike at Schweinfurt.
Jacobs, Zane E. “Atomic bomb controversy”. Seaside, California.
Maykut, Paul F. “The men who fought beside him”. New Britain, Connecticut.
Maykut was wartime private 1st class, 1st Signal Company, 1st Marine Division.
Paulson, Robert. “A soldier who did it all”. Loves Park, Illinois.
Paulson was a Sergeant, anti-tank company, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, and Third Army.
Ross, John E. “Torpedo practice in the harbor?”.
Ross was a wartime Seaman 1st Class, U.S. Navy.
Sabel, William. “I was there: melon man of Munda Island”.
Includes photo of Sabel with his watermelon garden.
Simon, John F. “A harrowing jump from a battered ship”.
Simon was a Wartime private 1st class, Company D, 264th Infantry Regiment, 66the Division.
Styles, Ralph. “The Golden Gate Bridge”.
Styles was a WWII Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Sea Devil – SS-400.
Sykes, Felix. “Omaha Beach”.
Sykes was the communications officer on the USS Frankford on June 6, 1944.
Includes photo of the SS Leopoldville which “…ferried thousands of troops across the English Channel until tragedy struck on Christmas Eve 1944>
“Who’s [sic] kisser is it?” America in WWII December 2005: 57.
Signed by George Mendonca, the subject of the article.
Personal Narratives. Compiled and donated by Mr. Jack Alves (received June 8, 2009)
Altese, August. “Bomb Berlin? No Problem!” Gladstone, Michigan
Altese was a wartime B-17 navigator, 706th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Eighth Army Air Force.
Includes color photo of the B-17 “Milk Wagon”
Carmody, Chief Mike. “Smokey the Bear and WWI”I.
Ersek, Andrew L. “Before becoming an American”.
Ersek was a wartime child in Hungry, 1945.
Kersley, James R. “Victor Mature”.
Narrative of time served with actor Victor Mature, who at the time was dating Rita Hayworth.
Includes photo of Rita Hayworth promoting war material conservation.
Neal, Robert T. “untitled”. Oregon City, Oregon
Narrative on the events of December 27, 1942 aboard the USS Wasmuth.
Poole, Robert M. “Monumental mission”.
The Monument Men were a tiny band of 350 art historians, museum curators, professors and unsung soldiers and sailors whose task was to find, secure and return millions of pieces of art, sculptures, books, jewelry, furniture, tapestries and other cultural treasures looted, lost or displaced during World War II.
Includes color photos.
Rommel, Capt. Herbert. “Pearl Harbor”
Rommel was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was at anchor at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941,
Rush, Capt. Charles W. Jr. “Navy Cross”
Rush was credited with saving the USS Billfish (SS 286)
Received April 14, 2009
Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty / Peter Collier. New York: Artisan, 2006. [includes DVD]
Battles, Ships & Glory. 10 audio cassettes includes Day of Infamy by Walter Lord and Thunder Gods, by Hatsuho Naito.
WW2 Victory in Europe Experience from D-Day to the Destruction of the Third Reich. In Association with the Imperial War Museum. Containing removable documents, memorabilia and an audio Dc of Veteran's firsthand accounts.
Veteran’s personal stories [in ring-binder] – See Separate Listing.
Received April 29, 2009
The All Americans in World War II: A Photographic History of the 82nd Airborne Division at War / Phil Nordyke. St. Paul: Zenith Press, 2006.
Memories of World War II: Photographs from the archives of the Associated Press. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
When Baseball Went to War / Todd Anton and Bill Nowlin, ed. Chicago: Triumph Books, 2008
[Includes CD ]
The War Illustrated: Complete Record of the Conflict by Land and Sea and in the Air / Sir John Hammerton, 2000.
(Cover title: The Second World War: An Illustrated History of WWII: Liberation & Beyond Volume X: April 1946 – April 1947)
Personal Narratives. Compiled and donated by Mr. Jack Alves.
Albanese, John A. “Face to face with the enemy”. Wallingford, Connecticut.
Albanese was a wartime private 1st class, 15th Marine Regiment, Sixth Marine Division.
Autenrith, James P. “I played for Patton’s funeral” Potsdam”, N.Y.
Includes National Archive photo of the Church in Heidelberg, Germany prior to Patton’s funeral service.
Cariello, Nick. “The kid becomes a Marine”.
Includes photo of Cariello.
Fajerman, Jack.”American dream: A happy ending”
Includes photo from the Dachau Concentration Camp in Germany, April 29, 1945.
Gosselin, Joseph M. “POW: Record of ETO Missions, 1943 – 1944.” [Somerset, MA]
Includes color photo of Gosselin and an illustration of World War II Bombers “B-17 “Flying Forts” strike at Schweinfurt.
Jacobs, Zane E. “Atomic bomb controversy”. Seaside, California.
Maykut, Paul F. “The men who fought beside him”. New Britain, Connecticut.
Maykut was wartime private 1st class, 1st Signal Company, 1st Marine Division.
Paulson, Robert. “A soldier who did it all”. Loves Park, Illinois.
Paulson was a Sergeant, anti-tank company, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Division, and Third Army.
Ross, John E. “Torpedo practice in the harbor?”.
Ross was a wartime Seaman 1st Class, U.S. Navy.
Sabel, William. “I was there: melon man of Munda Island”.
Includes photo of Sabel with his watermelon garden.
Simon, John F. “A harrowing jump from a battered ship”.
Simon was a Wartime private 1st class, Company D, 264th Infantry Regiment, 66the Division.
Styles, Ralph. “The Golden Gate Bridge”.
Styles was a WWII Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Sea Devil – SS-400.
Sykes, Felix. “Omaha Beach”.
Sykes was the communications officer on the USS Frankford on June 6, 1944.
Includes photo of the SS Leopoldville which “…ferried thousands of troops across the English Channel until tragedy struck on Christmas Eve 1944>
“Who’s [sic] kisser is it?” America in WWII December 2005: 57.
Signed by George Mendonca, the subject of the article.
Personal Narratives. Compiled and donated by Mr. Jack Alves (received June 8, 2009)
Altese, August. “Bomb Berlin? No Problem!” Gladstone, Michigan
Altese was a wartime B-17 navigator, 706th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Eighth Army Air Force.
Includes color photo of the B-17 “Milk Wagon”
Carmody, Chief Mike. “Smokey the Bear and WWI”I.
Ersek, Andrew L. “Before becoming an American”.
Ersek was a wartime child in Hungry, 1945.
Kersley, James R. “Victor Mature”.
Narrative of time served with actor Victor Mature, who at the time was dating Rita Hayworth.
Includes photo of Rita Hayworth promoting war material conservation.
Neal, Robert T. “untitled”. Oregon City, Oregon
Narrative on the events of December 27, 1942 aboard the USS Wasmuth.
Poole, Robert M. “Monumental mission”.
The Monument Men were a tiny band of 350 art historians, museum curators, professors and unsung soldiers and sailors whose task was to find, secure and return millions of pieces of art, sculptures, books, jewelry, furniture, tapestries and other cultural treasures looted, lost or displaced during World War II.
Includes color photos.
Rommel, Capt. Herbert. “Pearl Harbor”
Rommel was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was at anchor at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941,
Rush, Capt. Charles W. Jr. “Navy Cross”
Rush was credited with saving the USS Billfish (SS 286)
