1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/6bbcfa380b996272c811502b20cbdeea.jpg 8d68df44d9611059ee0cd134ff0a5852 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/8cce059afba85eb6cb0fd5eddc2091ca.jpg ee3abf4efc7d78cd3e04317837676ba4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Veterans Legacy Program Collection Alternative Title VLP Collection Subject Veterans--Florida Description In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s <a href="https://vlp.cah.ucf.edu/">Veterans Legacy Program Project</a>. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans. Is Part Of Veterans Legacy Program Collection, RICHES Program Type Collection Digital Collection <div class="element-text"><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES MI</a></div> <div class="element-text"><a href="https://vlp.cah.ucf.edu/">Veterans Legacy Program Project</a></div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Veterans Compensation Application for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Alternative Title Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Veterans Compensation Application Subject World War, 1939-1945 Veterans--Florida Description The veterans compensation application for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for William Bain Handwerk (1921-1996). The document authorized the state to compensate veterans native to Pennsylvania at the time of their enlistment. The form includes the applicant's names, current address, branch and location of service, place of birth, dependents (wife, children, parents), station assignments, promotions, wounds, service overseas, and honorable discharge date.<br /><br /> Born in Palmerton, Pennsylvania on February 18, 1921, William Handwerk was selected for military service on March 19, 1943. William Handwerk entered the United States Army Air Corps as a Private. Although it is unclear where he served, he was overseas from October 6, 1943 to December 5, 1945. Shortly after being discharged, Handwerk married Jeannette Zeal Bossard on July 27, 1946, in Washington, D.C. The couple moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, by April, 1950, before moving to Houston, Texas in the 1950s. The family remained in the Houston area and Handwerk worked for Crutcher Resources until his retirement. In 1989, they moved to Leesburg, Florida. William passed away on December 17, 1996, and is memorialized at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.<br /><br /> In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s <a href="https://vlp.cah.ucf.edu/">Veterans Legacy Program Project</a>. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans. Type Text Source Digital reproduction of original veterans compensation application. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/210" target="_blank">Veterans Legacy Program Collection</a> Coverage Tulsa, Oklahoma Creator Handwerk, William <a href="https://www.pa.gov/" target="_blank"> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania </a> Publisher <a href="https://www.pa.gov/" target="_blank"> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania </a> Date Created 1950-04-21 Format image/jpg Extent 861 KB 740 KB Medium 2 page veterans compensation application Language eng Mediator History Teacher Civics/Government Teacher Provenance Originally created by William Handwerk and published by the <a href="https://www.pa.gov/" target="_blank"> Commonwealth of Pennsylvania </a>. Rights Holder This resource is not subject to copyright in the United States and there are no copyright restrictions on reproduction, derivative works, distribution, performance, or display of the work. Anyone may, without restriction under U.S. copyright laws: • reproduce the work in print or digital form • create derivative works • perform the work publicly • display the work • distribute copies or digitally transfer the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending. This resources is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only. For more information on copyright, please refer to Section 5 of Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. Accrual Method Donation Curator Connolly, Lehman Cravero, Geoffrey Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES MI</a> <a href="https://www.ancestry.com/"> Ancestry.com</a> <a href="https://vlp.cah.ucf.edu/">Veterans Legacy Program Project</a> Source Repository <a href="http://www.phmc.pa.gov/archives/Pages/default.aspx">Pennsylvania State Archives</a> External Reference Abney, Barb. "<a href="https://today.ucf.edu/va-selects-ucf-historians-archive-stories-deceased-veterans/" target="_blank">VA Selects UCF Historians to Archive Stories of Deceased Veterans Veterans</a>." <em>UCF Today</em>, March 13, 2017. Accessed August 9, 2017. https://today.ucf.edu/va-selects-ucf-historians-archive-stories-deceased-veterans/. Black, Jeremy. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/834223370" target="_blank"><em>World War Two: A Military History</em></a>. London [u.a]: Routledge, 2003. Bushnell Florida National Cemetery military history military service national cemeteries, American National Cemetery Administration Palmerton, Pennsylvania United States Army veterans Veterans Administration Veterans Legacy Program William Bain Handwerk World War 1939-1945 World War II WWII