North Dakota Prisoner of War Reports, 1982
Collection Overview
Title: North Dakota Prisoner of War Reports, 1982
ID: OGLMC786
Primary Creator: Lian, Elmer T. (1918-2001)
Extent: 1.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 10/27/1982
Subjects: Military History - Korean War, Military History - Prisoners of War (POW), Military History - World War II (WW2)
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The North Dakota Prisoner of War Reports consist of lengthy questionnaires completed by North Dakota prisoners of war from World War II and the Korean War. The questionnaires highlight the experiences of serviceman held in various prisoner of war camps in Germany, Japan and Korea. In addition to the questionnaires, many photocopied photographs, letters, telegrams and other documents are included.
The North Dakota Prisoner of War Reports was a project officially supported by the North Dakota Ex-Prisoner of War Organization and the Chester Fritz Library. Elmer Lian of Grand Forks, North Dakota, designed and administered the project in 1982 in order to preserve the history of North Dakota's prisoners of war. Lian himself was a prisoner of war in Germany in 1944 and 1945.
Subject/Index Terms
Military History - Korean War
Military History - Prisoners of War (POW)
Military History - World War II (WW2)
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Elmer Lian, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Donation; Acc.#82-1046
Separated Materials:
Three photographs were separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets:
OGL#786-1 Crew of bomber Dakota Demon, no date
OGL#786-2 Bomber Mean Kid, June 1944
OGL#786-3 Crew of bomber Mean Kid, no date
Related Materials:
Kriegieland: Conversations with ex-POWs Video # 1018-1040, 1427-1433
Stalag Luft I POW 55th Anniversary, Video # 1460-1462
Edward and Elmer T. Lian Papers, OGLMC 208
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). North Dakota Prisoner of War Reports. OGLMC 786, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in November 2013.
Other URL: http://library.und.edu/holdings.php?id=ODIN_ALEPH000773402
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Allen, Henry E. of Dickinson: Germany
- Folder 2: Behle, William of Valley City: Germany
- Folder 3: Boyd, Darwin R. of New Rockford: Germany
- Folder 4: Bonemeyer, Maurice of Fargo: Germany
- Folder 5: Burns, Edward A. of Bowman: Japan
- Folder 6: Byars, Rhynard of Fairdale: Japan
- Folder 7: Carlascio, J.A. of Jamestown: Japan
- Folder 8: Carlson, Orlean E. of Devils Lake: Germany
- Folder 9: Carlson, Pershing Y. of Bismarck: Germany
- Folder 10: Cole, Brownell H. of Valley City: Japan
- Folder 11: Deede, Jerry of Fargo: Germany
- Folder 12: Dolejsi, Joe of Bismarck: German
- Folder 13: Everson, Lloyd C. of Dunseith: Germany
- Folder 14: Fliflet, Orval of Hannaford: Germany
- Folder 15: Foster, Charles C. of Minot: Japan
- Folder 16: Frank, Peter E. of Fargo: Germany
- Folder 17: Helmer, Alvin O. of Lidgerwood: Germany
- Folder 18: Holmgren, Lester E. of West Fargo: Germany
- Folder 19: Huber, Vernon R. of Mandan: Korea
- Folder 20: Johnson, Albert A. of Milnor: Germany
- Folder 21: Knudson, Glenn C. of Larimore: Germany
- Folder 22: Lian, Elmer T. of Grand Forks: Germany
- Folder 23: McCloud, Merlin S. of Maddock: Germany
- Folder 24: Medenwaldt, Dennis of Minot: Germany
- Folder 25: Murphy, Eugene P. of Grand Forks: Germany
- Folder 26: Ott, George L. of Reeder: Germany
- Folder 27: Petterson, Bernard of Binford: Germany
- Folder 28: Schmit, Rev. David of Drake: German
- Folder 29: Scholand, Joseph of Reynolds: Germany
- Folder 30: Schuld, Nick of Richardton: Germany
- Folder 31: Selliken, Juline B. of Grafton: Germany
- Folder 32: Smith, Donald of Souris: Japan
- Folder 33: Soderberg, Willard D. of Portland: Korea
- Folder 34: Sortland, Sam of Ambrose: Japan
- Folder 35: Stone, Floyd L. of Walhalla: Korea
- Folder 36: Tastad, Herald of Portland: Germany
- Folder 37: Tjomsland, Gordon J. of Menoken: Germany
- Folder 38: Tofte Edwin of Epping: Germany
- Folder 39: Walker, Dan of Mayville: Germany
- Folder 40: Wenger, George of Flasher: Germany
- Folder 41: Zahn, Sylvester of Linton: Germany
- Folder 42: Correspondence sent by Elmer Lian along with questionnaires
- Folder 1: Allen, Henry E. of Dickinson: Germany
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