VETERANS WRITING WORKSHOP

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VETERANS WRITING WORKSHOP RECEPTION

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VETERANS WRITING WORKSHOPS

Veteran's Writing Workshops Reception Kick-Off

The Veteran's Writing Workshops Reception Kick-Off is an informative gathering intended to provide details and answer questions about this series of workshops scheduled for June through August 2015. The reception is scheduled for Thursday, May 7 from 5:00pm-7:00pm in Central Library’s Carnegie Room (3^rd Floor). Anyone involved in the provision of services to veterans is cordially invited to attend and learn more about the workshops. ​

If you know anyone who provides services to veterans, or know a veteran who might be interested in the workshops, please contact me at the email address below.

Thanks,

Scott Morris

St. Louis Public Library

MAJOR AMERICAN MILITARY CONFLICTS, PART VI

Korean War—Rosters & Reference Works

51. Blanchard, Carroll H. Korean War Bibliography and Maps of Korea. Albany: Korean Conflict Research Foundation, 1964. (Central-ST 016.9519)

52. Dornbusch, C. E. Histories of American Army Units, World Wars I and II and Korean Conflict, with Some Earlier Histories. Washington, D. C.: Department of the Army, 1956. (Central-ST 016.355)

53. United States. Marine Corps. First Division. First Marine Division. November 1-December 15, 1950, Chosin Reservoir. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1951. (Central-ST 951.9)

Vietnam War—Rosters & Reference Works

54. Headhunters: Stories from the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, Vietnam, 1965-1971. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1987. (Central-ST 959.704342)

55. Stanton, Shelby L. Vietnam Order of Battle. Washington, D.C.: U.S. News Books, 1981. (Central-HG Oversize 959.70433)

56. The Marines in Vietnam, 1954-1973: an Anthology and Annotated Bibliography. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Printing Office, 1974. (Central-ST 959.70434)

57. The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conflict. Washington, D.C.: U.S.Government Printing Office, 1976. (Central-ST 959.704345)

Revolutionary War-- Bounty Land Records

58. Bockstruck, Lloyd Dewitt. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants: Awarded by State Governments. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1996. (Central- HG 973.34)

59. Cartwright, Betty Goff Cook. North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, 1778-1791. Memphis, TN: I. C. Harper Co., 1958. (Central-HG 973.34)

60. Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants: a Systematic Index to All of the Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782-1924. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1971. (Central-HG 976.9)

61. Mayo, Robert. Army and Navy Pension Laws, and Bounty Land Laws of the United States Including Sundry Resolutions of Congress from 1776-1852. Washington, D.C.: J. T. Towers, 1852. (Central-ST 355.115)

62. Smith, Clifford N. Federal Land Series: a Calendar of Archival Materials on the Land-Patents Issued by the United States Government, with Subject, Tract, and Name Indexes. Chicago: American Library Association, 1972-1982, 4 vols. Vol. 1 covers 1788-1810; vol. 2 covers 1799-1835; vol. 3 covers 1810-1814; vol. 4 covers land grants in the Virginia District of Ohio. Includes name and tract indexes in each volume. (Central-HG 333.16)

63. Wilson, Samuel M. Catalogue of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of the Commonwealth of Virginia to Whom Land Bounty Warrants were Granted by Virginia for Military Services in the War for Independence. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967. (Central-HG, ST 973.34)

War of 1812-- Bounty Land Records

64. Christensen, Katherine. Arkansas Military Bounty Grants (War of 1812). Hot Springs: Arkansas Ancestors, 1971. (Central-HG 929.3767)

65. Dunaway, Maxine. Missouri Military Land Warrants, War of 1812. Springfield, MO: M. Dunaway, 1985. (Central-HG 929.3778)

66. United States. General Land Office. War of 1812 Bounty Lands in Illinois. Thomson, IL: Heritage House, 1977. (Central-HG 977.3)

67. Wardell, Patrick G. War of 1812: Virginia Bounty Land & Pension Applicants: a Quick Reference Guide to Ancestors having War of 1812 Service Who Served Lived, Died, or Married in Virginia or West Virginia. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1987. (Central-HG 973.52455)

RESEARCHING JEWISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS

I. Jewish Congressional Medal of Honor Winners

There have been seventeen Jewish recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor (first issued to soldiers of the Civil War):

Civil War: Six

Indian Wars: Two

Haitian Campaign: One

World War 1: Three

World War II: Three

Vietnam War: Two

II. Bibliography

A St. Louis metro-area library owns a copy of the following books unless otherwise noted. You can check ownership of a particular title at WorldCat.org . St. Louis Public Library’s catalog is available on our website.

Bendersky, Joseph W. The "Jewish Threat": Anti-Semitic Politics of the U.S. Army. New York: Basic Books, 2000.

Congregation Temple Israel (Creve Coeur, Mo.). Temple Israel in World War II: Published on the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of Temple Israel. St. Louis, Mo: 1946.

Davis, Mac. Jews Fight Too! New York: Jordon Pub. Co, 1945.

Moore, Deborah Dash. GI Jews: How World War II Changed a Generation. Cambridge, Ma: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004.

Rosen, Robert N. The Jewish Confederates. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2000.

Rosenthal, Monroe, and Isaac Mozeson. Wars of the Jews: A Military History from Biblical to Modern Times. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1990.

Rubin, Eli. 140 Jewish Marshals, Generals & Admirals. New York: Jason Books, 1952.

Spivak, Michelle, and Robert M. Zweiman. Jewish War Veterans of the United States. Paducah, Ky: Turner Pub. Co. 1996.

Weinberg, Sidney R. Jewish Combatants in the Wars of Early America: American Jewish Combatants in the Wars of Early America : All Were Military Casualties--Killed, Wounded, Taken Prisoner, or Seriously Ill in Line of Duty, During the Early Days of the American Republic, 1776-1865. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corp, 2000. [no local owners]

III. Webliography

Websites that provide information about Jewish American war veterans:

American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.

American Jews Serve in WWII

Famous Jewish Sailors

Four Chaplains

GI Jew

History of Jews in the Military

Jewish Chaplains Council

Jewish Heroes & Heroines of America

Jewish Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor

Jewish Sailors Memorial- WWII & Vietnam

JewishSailors.com

Jewish War Veterans of the United States

Jewish War Veterans Timeline

Tom Pearson, Reference Librarian
Special Collections Department
St. Louis Public Library
314-539-0381
tpearson@slpl.org

WARS OF OUR COUNTRY

An often times overlooked source of information on our ancestors is military records. If you had male ancestors in the age groups specified during the following wars, there may be a military service record at the National Archives in Washington, DC, or at the State Archives in the state whose military unit he served in:

1775-1783 Revolutionary War (Was your male ancestor 10-45 years of age in 1775?)

1812-1814 War of 1812 (Was your male ancestor 15-45 years of age in 1812?)

1846-1848 Mexican-American War (Was your male ancestor 16-45 years of age in
1846?)

1861-1865 Civil War (Was your male ancestor 13-45 years of age in 1861?)

1898 Spanish-American War (Was your male ancestor 18-45 years of age
in 1898?)

An often times overlooked source of information on our ancestors is military records. If you had male or female ancestors in the age groups specified during the following wars, there may be a military service record at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, or at the State Archives in the state he or she enlisted from:

1917-1918 World War I (Was your male ancestor 17-45 years of age in 1917?)

1941-1945 World War II (Was your ancestor 13-45 years of age in 1941?)

1950-1953 Korean War (Was your ancestor 15-45 years of age in 1950?)

1964-1973 Vietnam War (Was your ancestor 9-45 years of age in 1964?)

1990-1991 Gulf War (Was your ancestor 17-45 years of age in 1990?)

THE GATEWAY CITY GOES TO WAR, 1941-1945: PART II

The Gateway City Goes to War, 1941-1945, PART II

10. Missouri Conservation Commission. Wildlife Goes to War: How to Make Intelligent Use of Wildlife Resources During the War Period. Jefferson City, Mo.: Missouri Conservation Commission, 1943. (Central-ST 355.24)

Includes five circulars bound into one volume: No. 1: Waterfowl Feathers; No. 3: Rabbit Fur Essential to War Effort; No. 5: Natural Resources: Their Care and Use in Wartime; No. 102: Fats From Furbearers and Other Wild Animals; and No. 104: Wildlife: a Renewable Food Resource if Used Wisely.

11. Missouri War Chest. The History and Accomplishments of the Missouri War Chest. St. Louis, Mo.: 1946. (Central-ST 940.92)

Includes lists of members of the Board of Directors of the Missouri War Chest, and of County Leaders in its three fundraising campaigns: 1943-1944; 1944-1945; and 1945-1946.

12. Nance, Ellwood C. Faith of Our Fighters. St. Louis, Mo.: Bethany Press, 1944. (Central-ST 940.92)

Accounts of the work of chaplains of all faiths during the war, and the religious activities of American men and women in uniform. One of the articles (by Chaplain Richard Chase) is a fascinating account of how the need in wartime to kill other human beings can affect one's religious faith and beliefs. Illustrated with b&w photographs.

13. National Conference of Social Work. St. Louis Speaks: a Collection of the Papers Delivered by St. Louisans at the War Regional Meeting. St. Louis: Social Planning Council, 1943. (Central-ST 361)

Includes sections on Manpower; Labor; Social Work; The Church; The Family; Children; Youth; Probation and Parole; Vocational Guidance; Psychiatric Effects of the War; and War Chests.

14. Official Souvenir Program, 1944 World Series. San Jose, Ca.: R. D. Opie, 1978. (Central-ST 796.35764)

A reproduction of the program printed for the 1944 World Series, which was held at Sportsman’s Park and featured the St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals. Includes b&w photographs of players and officials of both teams, and ads placed in the program by prominent St. Louis companies like Anheuser-Busch, Falstaff, and Hyde Park Beer. Concludes with a four-page epilog added to the original program by the publisher.

15. Proehl, Frederick C. Marching Side by Side: Stories from Lutheran Chaplains on the Far-flung Battlefronts. St. Louis, Mo.: Concordia, 1945. (Central-ST 940.92)

Accounts of the work of the Chaplains' Corps of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. Illustrated with b&w photographs of chaplains performing their duties in all services and theaters of war. Includes an In Memoriam section of chaplains who died while in the service, and a list of chaplains on active duty as of May 7, 1945.

16. Pulitzer, Joseph. A Report to the American People. St. Louis, Mo.: 1945. (Central-RB 940.5405)

Articles Pulitzer wrote during a 15-day tour of German concentration camps (April 23, 1945-May 8, 1945) taken at the request of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

17. Ross, Charles G. Men and Jobs After the War. St. Louis: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1944. (Central-ST 338.91)

This booklet reproduces a series of 22 articles by Charles G. Ross, a contributing editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which appeared in that newspaper during the time period March 5- June 4, 1944. The subject of the articles was planning for full post-war employment. The booklet also reproduces several editorial cartoons by Post artist Tom Fitzpatrick.

18. Saint Louis (Mo.). Chamber of Commerce. Metropolitan St. Louis War Service Directory. St. Louis: Chamber of Commerce, 1943. (Central-ST 355.21)

A booklet prepared by the Research Director of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce which attempts to list all the military and civilian agencies in the Greater St. Louis area which related in some way to the war effort. The list divides agencies into various categories, such as "Agriculture," "Chambers of Commerce," and "Training for War Work" to name a few. For each agency included the list provides name and address of the agency, and (in the case of civilian agencies) the name of the executive director.

19. Saint Louis (Mo.). Chamber of Commerce. Committee on Demobilization and Re-Employment. Returning Veterans: Some Suggestions for Employers. St. Louis: Committee on Demobilization and Re-Employment, July 1945. (Central-ST 355.115)

A booklet aimed at employers that outlines the re-employment rights of returning veterans. There is discussion of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944; the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944; a list of local agencies providing advice or services to returning veterans; and a list of members of the Chamber of Commerce's Committee on Demobilization and Re-Employment.

Compiled by: Thomas A. Pearson
Special Collections Department
St. Louis Public Library

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WORLD WAR II INTERVIEWS PROJECT

If you know a WWII veteran (or if you are a WWII veteran), here's a link to a great list of questions that can be used to interview a vet and capture those historically significant memories before the chance to do so passes us by:

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