Richard Dzwigalski papers
SPEC.044
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Richard Dzwigalski papers SPEC.044
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Biographical Note.......................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................6
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
Richard Dzwigalski papers
Date
1944-1945
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet 1 folder
Language
English
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Text [Box]
1
Container
SPEC 044
Preferred Citation
Richard Dzwigalski papers, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries
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Biographical Note
Richard Dzwigalski was born in River Rouge, Michigan on February 25, 1925. He was drafted into the
United States Army Air Corp in 1943. He graduated from armament school at Lowry Field in Denver,
Colorado, gunnery school in Harlingen, Texas, and was assigned to a B-24 crew. The crew was assigned
to the 512th squadron of the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group in Bari, Italy during late summer 1944.
He served as a ball turret gunner and armament gunner until the end of the war in Europe and was given
an honorable discharge. After being discharged, Dzwigalski moved to Sacramento, California and
obtained work at an airfield rebuilding engines for military and commercial aircraft. He later returned to
Michigan and worked for a trucking company until retirement.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of cards, cartoons, certificates, photographs and the military
records of Richard Dzwigalski, member of the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group, during World War II
(1944-1945).
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
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This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Literary rights, including copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and
assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special
Collections. The publisher must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation from Richard Dzwigalski
on 2008/02/07.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2009/08/06 by Maren L. Read. Finding aid created 2009/08/06 by Maren
L. Read. EAD finding aid created 2009/08/06 by Maren L. Read.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Archives and Special
Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie IN:
V 259: 376th Heavy Bombardment Oral Histories
SPEC 37: Richard W. Ulbrich Papers
SPEC 39: Charles Dyas Diary
SPEC 40:Charles Andrews Military Record and Memoir
SPEC 41: Harold Anthony Niner Family Papers
SPEC 50: William G. Dunn Flight Navigation Logs
An oral history interview with Richard Dzwigalski is available online through the Ball State University
Libraries' Digital Media Repository at http://libx.bsu.edu.
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Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
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Caricatures and cartoons
Charters
Documents
Political cartoons
Personal Name(s)
• Dzwigalski, Richard
Subject(s)
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376th Heavy Bombardment Group Archive
Military history
United States—Army Air Forces—Bombardment Group (H), 376th
World War, 1939-1945
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Collection Inventory
376th Bombardment Group Christmas card photocopy, undated
Pvt. B. Fuddle and the General Orders comic book photocopy, undated
Welcome to Drew brochure and map photocopy, undated
The Fifteenth Air Foce 1943-1945: A Summary of It's Operations and Results brochure photocopy, circa
1945
Dzwigalski, Richard military service records, 1943-1946
Dzwigalski, Richard World War II photograph and newspaper clipping photocopies, 1942-1945
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