Mel Kraus papers
Collection Overview
The collection consists of five photographs of Mel Kraus, a U.S. soldier who served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Photographs show Kraus working in France, where his squadron was based. Included is a photocopy of a two-page flight manifest detailing the August 1945 transport of Nazi prisoners to Nuremberg, Germany, in preparation for the war crimes trials held there later that year.
Dates
- Creation: 1944-1945
Creator
- Kraus, Mel (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Mel Kraus was a Jewish airman who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of the 305th Squadron of the 442nd Troop Carrier Group and served as a crew chief on flights to resupply the front lines, evacuate the wounded, and provide other transportation as necessary.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The collection consists of five photographs of Mel Kraus, a U.S. soldier who served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Included is a photocopy of a two-page flight manifest detailing the August 1945 transport of Nazi prisoners to Nuremberg, Germany, in preparation for the war crimes trials held there later that year.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2005 by Herb Crews.
Processing Information
Processed by Rebecca McClure, February 2012.
Subject
- Kraus, Mel (Person)
- United States. Army. Air Corps (Organization)
Source
- Crews, Herb (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Mel Kraus Papers, 1944-1945
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Rebecca McClure; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rebecca McClure
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of the finding aid.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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