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Charles Walter, Denver, CO. June, 1943. [detail]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
  • Service Unit/Ship: 455th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group, 9th Air Force
  • Location of Service: Des Moines, Iowa; Lincoln, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; Fort Myers, Florida; Shreveport, Louisiana; Hunter Field, Georgia; Belfast, Ireland; England; France; Germany; European Theater
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/2985

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[ Letter from N. W. Reed to Mrs. Mary E. Walter, wife of Charles Henry Walter, concerning her husband's MIA status, April 20, 1945. ]
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[ Telegram from the Adjutant General to Mrs. Mary E. Walter, informing her that her husband reported MIA. 1945. ]
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[ Handwritten note, March 8, 1945, from Roberta Scarpa indicating Charles Henry Walter is a prisoner of war. ]
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[ Telegram from the Adjutant General to Mrs. Mary E. Walter, announcing that her husband Charles returned to military control April 29, 1945. ]
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[ POW identity card for Charles H. Walter. ]

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[ "Register Forms for Recovered Prisoners of War." ]
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[ Telegram from the Adjutant General to Mary Walters, informing her that her husband would be returning to the United States in the near future, 1945. ]
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[ Telegram to Charles Walter informing him that he is granted temporary duty at home for an additional 30 days. ]
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[ Certificate "Médallie de la France Libérée." ]
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[ Letter from Ernest C. Trimble, Captain, Air Corps. Adjutant, listing the awards and medals to which Walter is entitled. ]
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[ Table of contents for manuscript collection. ]
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[ Memoirs. ]
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[ Charles H. Walter, postcard to wife, March 12, 1945 ]
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[ Drawing by Charles Walter of a United States Airman. ]
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[ Newspaper clipping, "Not missing but German war prisoner." ]

About this Item

Title

  • Charles Henry Walter, Jr. Collection

Names

  • Herbert Hoover Presidential Library
  • Carstensen, Peg
  • Evans, Mary E.
  • Walter Jr., Charles Henry

State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation

  • Iowa

Headings

  • -  Walter Jr., Charles Henry
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
  • -  Prisoner of War -- United States

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: 455th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group, 9th Air Force
    • Location of Service: Des Moines, Iowa; Lincoln, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; Fort Myers, Florida; Shreveport, Louisiana; Hunter Field, Georgia; Belfast, Ireland; England; France; Germany; European Theater
    • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1943-1945
    • Prisoner of War: Yes
    • Entrance into Service: Drafted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served as an armored gunner on a B-26 bomber.

Materials

  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2002-11-20)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2002-11-20; 2002)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [7 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945)
  • Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Memoir [3 items] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Military Papers [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945-1955)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1993-01-17)
  • Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [8 items] -- Photographs (collected 1943-1945)
  • Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-11-20)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/2985

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

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Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, Peg Carstensen, Mary E Evans, and Charles Henry Walter Jr. Charles Henry Walter, Jr. Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02985/.

APA citation style:

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, Carstensen, P., Evans, M. E. & Walter Jr, C. H. (1943) Charles Henry Walter, Jr. Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02985/.

MLA citation style:

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, et al. Charles Henry Walter, Jr. Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.02985/>.