Series III. Documents regarding Edward Dvorak, 1939-1945 : Correspondence; Photograph; Military Papers; Ephemera 1939-1945.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Summary:

Description: This series (1 folder) consists of military and business correspondence regarding Edward Dvorak. Dvorak was Robert Dvorak’s older brother and also served in the United States Army Air Force. E. Dvorak was born on 25 July 1920 and was working at the Pepsi Cola plant in Allegheny, Pennsylvania when he enlisted in 1942. He attended Air Mechanic School, Gulfport, Mississippi, and Army Gunnery School, Las Vegas, Nevada. He was stationed at Salt Lake City, Utah, with his brother, but did not follow him to the European Theater of Operations. E. Dvorak remained in the Air Force until 31 May 1972 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He died on 12 January 2006 in Riverside, California.;Military correspondence, government correspondence, personal correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings from the service of Technical Sergeant Robert Charles Dvorak, who was killed in action while flying over Bremen, Germany, in the B-17 Flying Fortress, "Blind Date," with the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group. The collection is arranged into five series: I. Documents and souvenirs from the service of Robert Dvorak, 1942-1943; II. Correspondence regarding the death of Robert Dvorak, 1943-1952; III. Documents regarding Edward Dvorak, 1939-1945; IV. Documents regarding the Dvorak family, 1936-1951; and V. Newspaper clippings, 1942-1951.

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Description based on online resource (viewed on June 12, 2019).