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  • Army of the United States Certificate of Service

    Subject:
    World War (1939-1945), Preuss, Siegfried, and Armed Forces
    Creator:
    United States. Army
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    May 18, 1947
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    United States
    Coordinates:
    39.76, -98.5
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Stamp at the bottom of the page that reads: "Ohio World War II compensation applied for." Letterhead includes American presidential seal.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor:
    Thorsen, Helga
    Genre:
    certificates and military records
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Item: 5.10 and Accession Number: 2018-017
    Fonds Title:
    Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
    Fonds Creator:
    Thorsen, Helga
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR473
    Is Referenced By:
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
    Date Digitized:
    2020
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.

  • Envelope addressed to Fred Preuss (1944?)

    Subject:
    Military discharge, World War (1939-1945), Preuss, Siegfried, and Armed Forces
    Creator:
    United States. War Department
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1944?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    1 envelope and 5 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    United States
    Coordinates:
    39.76, -98.5
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Contains 5 pieces of paper. Glued to the back of the envelope is a notice with instructions for how to proceed with the papers originally enclosed in the envelope. Handwriting on the back of this envelope, presumably ad...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor:
    Thorsen, Helga
    Genre:
    correspondence, envelopes, military records, and military discharges
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Item: 5.14 and Accession Number: 2018-017
    Fonds Title:
    Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
    Fonds Creator:
    Thorsen, Helga
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR473
    Is Referenced By:
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
    Date Digitized:
    2020
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.

  • Acceptance of Resignation

    Subject:
    World War (1939-1945), Military discharge, Armed Forces, and Preuss, Siegfried
    Creator:
    United States. Army
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    August 11, 1947
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    United States
    Coordinates:
    39.76, -98.5
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Victoria Holocaust and World War II Memory Digital Collections
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor:
    Thorsen, Helga
    Genre:
    military records, military discharges, and correspondence
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2018-017 and Item: 5.13
    Fonds Title:
    Holocaust and World War II Memory Collection
    Fonds Creator:
    Thorsen, Helga
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR473
    Is Referenced By:
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/local-stories-of-the-holocaust
    Date Digitized:
    2020
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Epson & OptiBook scanners at 600 dpi. Scanning and metadata by E. McClenagan & D. Ndoja. Additional metadata by KD.

  • Butcher, Ernest M.: my Air Force recollections (June 20, and 27, 1985)

    Subject:
    United States. Air Force, Military history, World War (1939-1945), Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, and Great Britain. Royal Air Force
    Contributor:
    Hill, Mark C. and Butcher, Ernest M., b. 1921
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    June 20, 1985 to June 27, 1985
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Extent:
    4 sound recordings (MP3)
    Geographic Coverage:
    Great Britain, United States, and Canada
    Coordinates:
    39.76, -98.5, 60.10867, -113.64258, and 54.75844, -2.69531
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    One original sound tape reel (ca. 190 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 2 sound cassette copies : standard, mono. in Special Collections.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, interviews, and sound recordings
    Archival Item Identifier:
    BEM_005
    Fonds Title:
    Reginald Herbert Roy fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC104
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2007-05-08
    Technical Note:
    Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 22 kHz. In .mp3 format at 64 kbps and 22 kHz. Digitized by AN, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. ...

  • Birch-Jones, Sonia: my Special Operations Executive recollections (November 25, 1982)

    Subject:
    Great Britain. Ministry of Economic Warfare, Military history, Cryptography, World War (1939-1945), and Great Britain. Women's Auxiliary Air Force
    Contributor:
    Birch-Jones, Sonia, b. 1921 and Stafford, David A. T.
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    November 25, 1982
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Extent:
    2 sound recordings (MP3)
    Geographic Coverage:
    Great Britain and United States
    Coordinates:
    54.75844, -2.69531 and 39.76, -98.5
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    One original sound cassette (ca. 90 min.) : 2 track, mono. in Special Collections.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    oral histories (literary genre), sound recordings, reminiscences, and interviews
    Archival Item Identifier:
    BJS_038
    Fonds Title:
    David Stafford fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC406
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/david-stafford-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2007-05-22
    Technical Note:
    Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 22 kHz. In .mp3 format at 64 kbps and 22 kHz. Digitized by AN, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. ...

  • Halladay, Warner H.: my Air Force recollections (August 4, 1987)

    Subject:
    Canada. Canadian Armed Forces, United States. Air Force, Military history, Great Britain. Royal Air Force, and World War (1939-1945)
    Contributor:
    Halladay, Warner H., b. 1921 and Torrie, Tom
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    August 4, 1987
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Extent:
    1 sound recording (MP3)
    Geographic Coverage:
    Great Britain, Canada, and United States
    Coordinates:
    54.75844, -2.69531, 39.76, -98.5, and 60.10867, -113.64258
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    One original sound tape reel (ca. 75 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 1 sound cassette copy : standard, mono. in Special Collections.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    sound recordings, interviews, reminiscences, and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    HWH_069
    Fonds Title:
    Reginald Herbert Roy fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC104
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2007-06-07
    Technical Note:
    Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 22 kHz. In .mp3 format at 64 kbps and 22 kHz. Digitized by AN, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. ...

  • Beach, Horace Dougald: my Army recollections (May 15, 19, and 24, 1978)

    Subject:
    Soldiers, Tanks (Military science), World War (1939-1945), Canada. Canadian Army, and Military history
    Contributor:
    Beach, Horace Dougald, 1919-2008 and Main, Chris D.
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    May 15, 1978 to May 24, 1978
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Extent:
    3 sound recordings (MP3)
    Geographic Coverage:
    United States, Great Britain, and Canada
    Coordinates:
    39.76, -98.5, 60.10867, -113.64258, and 54.75844, -2.69531
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    One original sound tape reel (ca. 120 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 2 sound cassette copies : standard, mono. in Special Collections.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), sound recordings, and interviews
    Archival Item Identifier:
    BHD_017
    Fonds Title:
    Reginald Herbert Roy fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC104
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2007-04-24
    Technical Note:
    Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 22 kHz. In .mp3 format at 64 kbps and 22 kHz. Digitized by JW, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. ...

  • Paine, Sheila C.: my Second World War recollections (April 20, 2011)

    Subject:
    Military history, Soldiers, World War (1939-1945), and Operation Overlord
    Contributor:
    Hughes, Declan and Paine, Sheila C., b. 1926
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    April 20, 2011
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Extent:
    1 sound recording (MP3)
    Geographic Coverage:
    United States, France--Normandy, and Great Britain
    Coordinates:
    49, 0, 39.76, -98.5, and 54.75844, -2.69531
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Original sound recording (WMA) also available.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    sound recordings, oral histories (literary genre), reminiscences, and interviews
    Archival Item Identifier:
    PSC_681
    Fonds Title:
    Military oral history collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC141
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2011-04-27
    Technical Note:
    Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2011. M...

  • Welland, Robert P.: my Navy recollections (December 6, 2009)

    Subject:
    Military history, Korean War (1950-1953), World War (1939-1945), Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), and Cold War (1945-1989)
    Contributor:
    Welland, Robert P. and Pye, Andrew
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    December 6, 2009
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Extent:
    1 sound recording (MP3)
    Geographic Coverage:
    United States, Korea (South), Korea (North), and Canada
    Coordinates:
    39.76, -98.5 and 60.10867, -113.64258
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Original sound recording (MP3) also available.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    reminiscences, oral histories (literary genre), sound recordings, and interviews
    Archival Item Identifier:
    WRP_607
    Fonds Title:
    Military oral history collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC141
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2010-01-22
    Technical Note:
    Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2010. M...

  • Sato, Arthur Hitoshi: my Royal Canadian Army Service Corps recollections (May 21, 2008)

    Subject:
    Korean War (1950-1953), Canada. Canadian Army, World War (1939-1945), Military history, and United Nations
    Contributor:
    Pratt, Will and Sato, Arthur Hitoshi, b. 1934
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    May 21, 2008
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type:
    Sound
    Extent:
    1 sound recording (MP3)
    Geographic Coverage:
    Korea (North), United States, Canada, and Korea (South)
    Coordinates:
    39.76, -98.5 and 60.10867, -113.64258
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Original sound recording (WAV) also available.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    Canadian Military Oral History Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    reminiscences, interviews, sound recordings, and oral histories (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    SAH_595
    Fonds Title:
    Military oral history collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC141
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2009-09-24
    Technical Note:
    Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2009. Migration metadata by KD and...