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Clipping, Newspaper - POW Walter Birkholz, 1943
Black & white photograph & negative #43A of a newspaper clipping about Pvt. Walter Birkholz missing in action in March, 1943 in North Africa.
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Label, Shipping - POW F.E.A. Licenses
Shipping labels for Prisoner of War "Personal" Parcels. Form 19 "F.E.A. License G-PW-2" was used for all parcels except tobacco. Forms 26 (label) & 26A (order) "F.E.A. License G-PW-2-1 Special" were used to submit an order for cigarettes or other tobacco products to a tobacco company which would send them directly to the prisoner of war. Stamped: From Mrs. Ottilia Birkholz, Lester Prairie MN; For Pvt. Walter F. Birkholz, American POW, Stalag 2 ...
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Map - Minnesota POW Camps-WWII
Photocopied map of the POW Camps in Minnesota. World War II.
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Postcard - German POW message, 1944
Kriegsgefangenenpost Postkarte-German Prisoner of War Camp postcard addressed to Fred Birkholz, Lester Prairie MN U.S.A. from Pvt. Walter F. Birkholz. Dated December 10, 1944. Walter was a German Prisoner of War at Stalag 2 B. He asked (brother) Fred to write more about the farmers at home and to send pictures from home. No stamp. U.S. Censor stamp on the front left. Walter Friedrich Birkholz was born to Herman and Ottilia nee Paul Birkh...
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Postcard - German POW message, 1944
Kriegsgefangenenpost Postkarte-German Prisoner of War Camp postcard addressed to Fred Birkholz, Lester Prairie MN U.S.A. from Pvt. Walter F. Birkholz. Dated August 27, 1944. Walter was a German Prisoner of War at Stalag 2 B. He asked (brother) Fred to send a picture of the farm. He was also sending a card to his mother (Ottilia Birkholz). He did not receive their packages. U.S. Censor stamp on the front bottom left. Rose colored 40 pfennig...
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Postcard - German POW message, 1944
Kriegsgefangenenpost German Prisoner of War Camp airmail postcard addressed to LaVerna Birkholz, Lester Prairie, MN U.S.A. from Pvt. Walter F. Birkholz. Dated November 19, 1944. Walter was a German Prisoner of War at Stalag 2 B. He asked Fred (his brother), Elsie and LaVerna to send old or new pictures of the farm, tell him about the farm & boys at home, about Arnold's sale of cow and horses. He requested that Martin should write. It was 36 da...
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Postcard, Picture - Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis, MN
Picture postcard addressed to Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Wolter, Lester Prairie, MN. Message from Helen that they were having a good time riding street cars in Minneapolis and had been to "Vets" hospital to see Wally [Birkholz] who was doing fine. Postmarked Minneapolis, MN, July 24, 1947. Green one cent Washington stamp. Picture of Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis on the front. Walter Friedrich Birkholz was born to Herman and Ottilia nee Paul Birkholz o...
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Postcard, Picture - New Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
Picture postcard addressed to Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Wolter, Lester Prairie, MN. Message from Mabel that she & Helen were having a swell time in Minneapolis and had seen Walter [Birkholz] at the Hospital The previous night's parade was beautiful.Postmarked Minneapolis, MN, July 24, 1947. Green one cent Washington stamp. Picture of new Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN on front. Walter Friedrich Birkholz was born to Herman and Ottilia nee Paul Birkholz o...
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Print, Photographic - LeRoy Teschendorf
Framed tinted photograph of First Lt. LeRoy Teschendorf, Linz, Austria, April 21, 1945. The young World War II serviceman is dressed in uniform of the U.S Army Air Corps. Photo is mounted in heavy weight brown folder. LeRoy Teschendorf died in WWII prison camp in Austria. He was killed by his captors on 21 April 1945 at Mauthausen, Austria Concentration Camp. He became missing in action on 25 February 1945 when the B-17 aircraft of which he w...
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Print, Photographic - LeRoy Teschendorf
Scanned sepia toned photograph of LeRoy Teschendorf, son of Frank & Mildred Teschendorf, standing in his mother's garden. He died at the Concentration Camp at Mauthausen, Austria on 21 April 1945.
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Print, Photographic - LeRoy Teschendorf & Airmen
Sepia toned reproduction photograph of 10 Army Airmen in front of an airplane c.1943. LeRoy Teschendorf, son of Frank and Mildred Teschendorf of Glencoe, MN is third from left in the front row (marked by arrow). LeRoy A. Teschendorf served in World War II. In November 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Air Corps and was called to service February 5, 1943. He graduated from the Officers Training and Advanced Bombardier School on December 24, 1943...
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Print, Photographic - Walter Birkholz
Black and white photograph with negative #42A of newspaper article with headline "Walter Birkholz Taken Prisoner by Italians."
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Print, Photographic - Walter Zabel
NAME: Zabel Walter ADDRESS: McLeod County, MN. and Cedar Mills, MN ENLISTMENT DATE: DISCHARGE DATE: BRANCH OF SERVICE: U. S. Army RANK: SERIAL NUMBER: BASIC TRAINING AT: UNIT/COMPANY: WHERE WERE YOU LOCATED DURING YOUR TOUR OF DUTY: He served during World War I, where he was a prisoner in the German prison camp at Rastatt. WHAT WAS YOUR MAIN JOB IN THE SERVICE: TRAINING/EDUCATION: LIST MEDALS AND THE REASON RE...
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Print, Photographic - WWII prisoners of war
Black & white photograph of five men with hands on their heads behind a soldier with a gun. Two men look on. They are outside a long building. World War II. Photo belonged to David Tewes, cousin of Elsie Wegner.
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Uniform - U. S. Army uniform hat-World War II-LeRoy Teschendorf
World War II olive drab wool U. S. Army officers cap. Worn by LeRoy Teschendorf (C3268) who was killed as a prisoner of war in Austria on April 21, 1945, in WWII. Made by M. L. Cory, Post Clothiers, Taft, California. Matching uniform is 1988-2250-001. LeRoy Teschendorf enlisted in the U. S. Air Corps in November, 1942. He graduated from Officers Training and Advanced Bombardker School on December 24, 1943. He was sent overseas on July 22, ...
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Uniform - U. S. Army uniform-World War II-LeRoy Teschendorf
World War II olive drab dress U. S. Army uniform jacket and trousers. Worn by LeRoy Teschendorf (C3268) who was killed as a prisoner of war in Austria on April 21, 1945, in WWII. The jacket is belted and has a unit patch on the left sleeve and a blue & gold bar above the left pocket. Pants have button fly and label: "Regulation Army Officer's Trousers". LeRoy Teschendorf enlisted in the U. S. Air Corps in November, 1942. He graduated from O...
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