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Dublin Core
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Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection
Alternative Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Subject
Cemeteries--Europe
Veterans--Florida
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>.
<a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Contributing Project
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015).
Description
<p><span>The </span>Florida-France Soldier Stories<span>project seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work.</span></p>
Document
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
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Title
French Erect Monument to Tampa Flier
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Description
A newspaper article reporting the construction of a memorial for Lt. Connie O. Walker and his crew. The article discusses the crash that killed Walker, efforts to save the sole survivor of the mission, and French success towards the memorial’s creation. Russell Brooks, an American diplomat, shows his gratitude towards the French people near the end of the article. <br /><br />2nd Lieutenant Connie O. Walker (1920-1944) was born and raised in Waycross, Georgia. He registered in the Young Men’s Draft in February 1942, and later applied for the United States Air Force’s Aviation Cadet training program. After earning his wings, Walker married Lucille Parks and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. The Army assigned Walker to the 492nd Bombardment Group, sent to Europe in June 1944. On a mission airdropping supplies to French Resistance fighters, Walker’s aircraft crashed into a hill due to dark, dangerous conditions. Walker was killed on impact and buried in the nearby village of St. Martin-en-Haut. After the war, Walker was reburied in the Rhône American Cemetery and Memorial in Draguignan, France. <br /><br /><a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/">The Florida-France Soldier Stories project</a> seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work.
Creator
<em>The Tampa Tribune</em>
Source
Photocopy of original newspaper article, March 1946: Digitized by Newspapers.com.
Publisher
<em>The Tampa Tribune</em>
Date Created
1946-03-21
Date Copyrighted
1946-03-21
Date Issued
1946-03-21
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied newspaper article, March 1946.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/172">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection</a>, RICHES.
Format
Image/jpg
Extent
7.83 MB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by <em>The Tampa Tribune</em> and is provided here by <a href="https://riches.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES</a> for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Curator
Nystrom, Brett
Digital Collection
<a href="https://riches.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES MI</a>
<a href="https://www.familysearch.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FamilySearch</a>
<a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Florida-France Soldiers Stories Project</a>
External Reference
“2Lt Connie O’Donald Walker Jr.” Find A Grave. <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56511412/connie-o'donald-walker">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56511412/connie-o'donald-walker</a>
“French Erect Monument to Tampa Flier.” <em>The Tampa Tribute</em>. March 21, 1946. <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/327911952/?terms=French%20Erect%20Monument%20To%20Tampa%20Flier&match=1">https://www.newspapers.com/image/327911952/?terms=French%20Erect%20Monument%20To%20Tampa%20Flier&match=1</a>
"Florida-France Solider Stories Memorializes Veteran Experiences." <em>CAH News</em>, June 21, 2023. <a href="https://news.cah.ucf.edu/news/florida-france-soldier-stories-memorializes-veteran-experiences/">https://news.cah.ucf.edu/news/florida-france-soldier-stories-memorializes-veteran-experiences/</a>
ABMC
Air Force
American Battle Monuments Commission
Connie O. Walker
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
France
memorials
military service
The Tampa Tribune
veterans
World War II
WWII