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Charles E. Harris World War II memorabilia collection
- Title
- Charles E. Harris World War II memorabilia collection, 1944-1971 (bulk 1944-1945)
- Author
- Harris, Charles E., 1923-1996.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 767 Box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Description
- 1 flat box
- Summary
- The Charles E. Harris World War II memorabilia collection includes two handwritten and typed histories of the 57th Ordnance Ammunition Company maintained by Harris' commanding officer, Captain Jack Carstarphen. These histories discuss the company's battles in France and Germany and awards received for heroic actions in France, numbers of enlisted men and officers, and related information. The collection also includes documents pertaining to the aforementioned battle and a booklet entitled "Flaming Bomb: the Story of Ordnance in the ETO" concerning the significance of ordnance companies in the European Theater of Operation. Certificates, Harris' sketch of an explosive device and a hand drawn map of an area in Belgium in 1944, two handkerchiefs (one with a map of Brussels and the other is a military handkerchief showing flags of the Allies and Belgium), and love letters from girlfriends complete this collection.
- Subjects
- Note
- Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
- Source (note)
- Sandra Harris
- Biography (note)
- Born in 1923 in Philadelphia, during World War II Charles Edward Harris was in the all-black 57th Ordnance Ammunition Company, whose duty was the procurement, storage and distribution of ammunition. Harris served in France, Belgium, Germany and England from 1943-1945. As a bomb reconnaissance non-commissioned officer, he was trained as a demolition specialist and a platoon scout for mines. Upon his discharge, he became a tailor and furrier in New York City, and he and a partner opened their own shop in 1971. Harris died in 1996.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 767
- OCLC
- 85854892
- Author
- Harris, Charles E., 1923-1996.
- Title
- Charles E. Harris World War II memorabilia collection, 1944-1971 (bulk 1944-1945)
- Biography
- Born in 1923 in Philadelphia, during World War II Charles Edward Harris was in the all-black 57th Ordnance Ammunition Company, whose duty was the procurement, storage and distribution of ammunition. Harris served in France, Belgium, Germany and England from 1943-1945. As a bomb reconnaissance non-commissioned officer, he was trained as a demolition specialist and a platoon scout for mines. Upon his discharge, he became a tailor and furrier in New York City, and he and a partner opened their own shop in 1971. Harris died in 1996.
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- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 767