James J. Sherman letters, 1943-1950, Date acquired: 01/00/2005

Summary

Creator:

Sherman, James J. (-1944)

Extent:

0.21 Linear Feet

1 boxes

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

James J. Sherman letters, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 21 letters written by Staff Sergeant James J. Sherman, U.S. Army Air Force. Sherman was the son of  Joseph and Florence Sherman of Newburgh, New York.  The letters were written to his parents from May to October, 1943 while he was stationed at bases in Colorado, Florida, and Utah.  After completing his training as an aerial gunner, he was sent to Italy and served with the 745th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group, Heavy.  He was reported missing in action on Thursday, May 4, 1944, and is memorialized at Florence American Cemetery in Via Cassia, Italy.

The letters were primarily written by Sherman to his mother and contain information about his progress and prospects, activities on and off post, and comments about family and friends.  Of the 21 letters in the collection, 13  were written while he was training at the Flexible Gunnery School in Fort Myers, Florida during August and September, 1943.  The collection also contains 3 letters written by Mrs. Sherman to her son in June, 1944 which were never received by him.

Acquisition information:

Mrs. Hudson's Fine Booksand Paper of Chelsea, New York

Acquired

Arrangement:

Chronological.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

James J. Sherman letters, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.