Papers and photographs, 1943-1945.

ArchivalResource

Grindrod, Paul E., 1925-. Papers and photographs, 1943-1945.

Papers and photographs, 1943-1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59007710

Papers and photographs of Paul E. Grindrod, a private in Company I, 423rd Infantry Regiment during World War II who was taken prisoner during the Battle of the Bulge. The majority of the collection consists of letters Grindrod wrote to his girlfriend, Mary Jane Hupfer. These letters began during his basic training at Camp Haan, California and continue through his arrival in Europe in October 1944 and describe his impressions of military life. The letters abruptly stopped at the end of November corresponding with his deployment into the field and his participation in the Battle of the Bulge. A letter in April revealed that he had been liberated and was recuperating in Allied Hospitals. The final run of letters were written in the summer of 1945 as he recovered at O'Reilly General Hospital, Missouri. These last letters showed his eagerness to be released and reunited with his wife as Grindrod and Hupfer were married during his furlough in August 1945. Also included is a diary, with transcription, that Grindrod started about a month before he was liberated. In it he describes both his capture and the first weeks of captivity as well as the final weeks before Allied forces freed him. A souvenir booklet from Camp Haan is also in this collection. Photographs include one shot of Grindrod with Hupfer and three shots of Grindrod in uniform, all from the war era.

Papers 0.4 linear ft. (1 archives box) and.Photographs linear ft. (1 folder)

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center