Harold M. Mateja papers, 1942-2008.

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Harold M. Mateja papers, 1942-2008.

Harold M. Mateja and his brother Frank Mateja both served in World War II. This collection consists of a long letter (August 2008) from Harold Mateja to Joel Connelly of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, in response to an article Connelly had written about World War II. In addition there are excerpts from Frank Mateja's World War II diary, clippings, and biographical information. This collection consists primarily in a long letter (August 2008) from Harold Mateja to Joel Connelly of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, in response to an article Connelly had written about World War II. In the letter Mateja tells about the Army Air Force careers of actors Clark Gable and James Stewart; he and his brother's service in the Civilian Conservation Corps; and their Army careers in World War II. The letter also includes many excerpts from Frank Mateja's World War II diary. In addition there are typed transcripts of portions of Frank Mateja's diary describing his First Special Service Force parachute and ski training at Fort Harrision, Montana, and his service in Alaska and in Italy. There are also scanned photographs, clippings, and biographical documents.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7906812

Montana Historical Society Library

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