Claudius Belk Military Scrapbook

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Código de referência

US TxSaT SC.058

Nome e localização da entidade custodiadora

Trinity University Special Collections and Archives

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Título

Claudius Belk Military Scrapbook

Data(s)

  • 1938-1940 (Produção)

Dimensão

1 scrapbook.

Nome do produtor

Belk, Claudius Earle
(1920-1999)

História biográfica

Claudius Earle Belk was born in 1920 in Millville, Arkansas. In 1938 he enlisted in the United States Marines. After basic training, he served aboard the USS Yorktown. During World War II, Belk was a navigator aboard a B-17 bomber of the 546th Bombardment Squadron, 384th Bombardment Group of the US Army Air Force. His place was shot down over France on June 26, 1943, and he was captured by German forces as a prisoner of war. He spent most of his captivity in the Stalag Luft III POW camp in Sagan, Germany. Belk was awarded the Purple Heart for his service in 1946. Belk continued to serve in the armed services following the war. He was married and divorced once, and died in 1999 in Florida.

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Âmbito e conteúdo

Scrapbook of Claudius Earle Belk's first few years in military service. Includes a log of major events in his life, as well as world events, from 1938 to 1939; photographs of his family and home; photographs, postcards, and real photographic postcards of locations during his training on Parris Island and deployment on the USS Yorktown; other photographs and postcards collected by Belk, predominantly of military subjects; and two maps of his travels.

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This collection is open and available to the public for research in the Special Collections & Archives reading room. The materials are non-circulating.

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The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner or his or her heirs for any other use, such as reproduction and publication.

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  • inglês

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    História custodial

    Given to Special Collections by Kevin Hawkins, October 2023.

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    Nota do arquivista

    Finding aid created by Colleen Hoelscher, October 2023.

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