Joseph Glajsek World War II Collection. An Inventory of the Collection at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library

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1 Pritzker Military Museum & Library 104 S. Michigan Ave, 2 nd Floor, Chicago, IL librarian@pritzkermilitary.org Joseph Glajsek World War II Collection An Inventory of the Collection at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Overview of the Collection Creator: Joseph Glajsek Dates: Quantity: 2.25 linear feet, 4 boxes Acquisition: Raymond Johnson, May 20, 2014 Identification: PML ID# ; OCLC# ; CALL# PAPERS 156 Citation: [Document Title]. The Joseph Glajsek World War II Collection, [Box #, Folder #], Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Chicago, IL Language: English Finding Aid: Brendan Vizza, 2014 Biographical Note Joseph Glajsek served with the 63rd Signal Battalion of the Fifth Army. Glajsek's battalion was stationed in North Africa, Italy and Austria during World War II. Scope and Content of the Collection This collection consists of materials relating to Joseph J. Glajsek's service in World War II. The collection contains photographs, a scrapbook, and artifacts. Arrangement The collection arrived in no discernable order. PMML staff has arranged the collection into three series: Series One: Photographs and Correspondence This series contains photographs, miscellaneous artifacts and correspondence. Series Two: Oversized Photographs This series contains oversized photographs. Series Three: Photo Albums The photo albums contain photos of Joseph Glajsek's military service from basic training through the end of the war. The albums are unbound.

2 Rights: Copyrights held by Raymond Johnson were transferred to the Pritzker Military Library. All other rights are held by the author or publisher. Users assume responsibility for following copyright laws as established by US Code Title 17. Related Material Separations Item ID Description Uniform Billfold Dog Tags Lava Rocks Key Subjects This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Library s online catalog. Researchers interested in materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these subject headings. Subjects: United States Army United States Army Signal Corps World War, Africa, North World War, Austria World War, Italy Container List Box Folder Item ID # Title 1 1 Photographs Photographs of Pompei, Italy Photograph of Plane Photograph of Soldier Photograph of Naples, Italy, Photograph of Destroyed German Tank Photograph of soldier Photograph of North Africa, 1940s Photograph of Soldiers Photograph of Mt. Vesuvius Photograph of Ruins of Pompei Photographs of Soldiers Photograph of Soldier in Italy Photograph of Soldier Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldier Photograph of soldiers Photographs of soldiers in Paestum, Italy

3 Photograph of soldier Photograph of army camp Photograph of soldiers sawing wood Photograph of soldiers in Rome, 1940s Photograph of Mt. Vesuvius Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldier in Naples, Italy Photograph of Voltera, Italy Photograph of St. Mark's Church, Venice Italy Photograph of soldiers with dog Photograph of Austria Photograph of soldier Photograph of soldiers Photograph of Lava, Mt. Vesuvius Photograph of ship Photograph of Ruins of Pompei Photograph of Plane Photograph of a church in Naples Photograph of Leaning Tower of Pisa Photograph of St. Mark's Square Photograph of snowfall in the Apennines mountains Photograph of swimming pool in Florence, Italy Photograph of soldier in Carthage Photograph of soldier in Naples, Italy Photograph of soldiers on steps leading into St. Peter's Cathedral Photograph of Bolzano, Italy Photograph of Verona, Italy Photograph of Victor Emmanuel Monument in Rome Photograph of Soldiers on Mt. Vesuvius Photograph of Private Joseph J. Glajsek Photograph of Mt. Vesuvius Photograph of soldier preparing to charge Photograph of hotel on top of mountain Photograph of Private Joseph Glajsek in front of abandoned German pill box Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers in Linz, Austria Photograph of American soldiers leaving Rome Arab soldiers of the French Corps marching Photograph of American soldiers leaving Rome Arab soldiers of the French Corps marching Photograph of soldier Photograph of bombed out apartments in Naples, Photograph of soldier Photograph of plane Photograph of soldier Photograph of soldier Photograph of Florence, Italy Photograph of soldier draining some mud and water in Italy

4 Photograph of soldiers Photograph of American soldiers leaving Rome Arab soldiers of the French Corps marching Photograph of A-20 bomber Photograph of soldiers and plane Photograph of A-20 bomber off coast of Grosseta, Italy Photograph of soldiers Photograph of entrance to Camp Clark, Morrocco Photograph of Soldiers, Paestum, Italy Photograph of plane taking off Photograph of Northern Italy, December Photograph of soldiers Photograph of Mt. Vesuvius Photograph of plane Photograph of soldier in Caserta, Italy Photograph of soldier after a blizzard, January Photograph of soldier Photograph of hotel in Austria Photograph of cable car in mountains Photographs of soldiers Photograph of boat Photograph of soldiers in Austria Photograph of Austria Photograph of soldiers in Vienna, Austria Photograph of convoy Photograph of convoy Photograph of Austria Photograph of Austria Photograph of soldier Photograph of soldier in Austria Photograph of soldier with plane Photograph of soldier Photograph of cable car in mountains Photograph of soldiers in Italy Photograph of soldiers with plane Photograph of soldier Photograph of soldier with child Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers Photograph of boat going to Lido Island, Italy Photograph of cable car in mountains Photograph of soldiers Photograph of cable car in mountains

5 Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers Photograph of Italy Photograph of soldiers Photograph of village Photograph of village Photograph of Ruins Photograph of convoy at sea heading for Italy Photograph of the beach near Salerno, Italy Photograph of coastline taken from boat Photograph of convoy Photograph of Private Joseph J. Glajsek Photograph of Private Joseph J. Glajsek Photograph of Private Joseph J. Glajsek Photograph of Private Joseph J. Glajsek Photograph of soldiers eating C-Rations Photograph of Private Joseph J. Glajsek Photograph of soldiers in Austria Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers Photograph of soldiers Photograph of band 1 2 Miscellaneous Postcard Permanent invitation for Fort Sheridan dances card Notebook German 100 Mark bill Austrian 50 Groschen bill One Peso bill Japanese 50 Yen bill Japanese 50 Yen bill German 1 Mark bill German 1 Mark bill German 1 Mark bill German 1 Mark bill German 2 Mark bill German 1 Mark bill German 1 Mark bill Austrian 1 Krone bill Japanese 10 Yen bill War Ration Book No Notice of Classification Card 1 3 Correspondence Letter from the Consulate General of Germany Letter to Joseph J. Glajsek from Reinhard Hardegen Correspondence from Action Line, inquiry on Julius Schaub

6 1 4 Oversized Photographs Photograph of woman Photograph of Joseph Goebbels and family with signature 1 5 Photo Albums page Photos of training page Photos of training and loose photographs page Photos of training page Photos of training page Photos of training page Photos of training page Photos of training page Photos of training and loose photographs page Map of Italian Campaign and foreign currency page Photos of training page Photos of training page Photos of training page Photos of North Africa page Photos of North Africa page Photos of North Africa page Photos of Italy page Photos of Italy page Photos of Mt. Vesuvius page Photos of Italy page Photos of Italy page Photos of Italy page Photos of Rome page Photos of Rome page Photos of Rome page Photos of Rome page Photos of Secretary of War's visit to the front page Photos of Italy page Photos of Florence, Italy page Photos of Florence, Italy page Photos of Italy page Photos of the Apennine Mountains, Italy page Photos of the Apennine Mountains, Italy page Photos of the Apennine Mountains, Italy page Photos of the Apennine Mountains, Italy page Photos of Italy page Photos of Italy page Photos of Venice, Italy page Photos of Italy page Photos of Italy page Photos of Italy page Photos of Austria page Photos of Austria page Photos of Austria

7 page 36 page 37 page 38 page 39 page 40 page 41 page 42 page 43 page 44 page 45 page 46 page 47 page Photos of Austria Photos of Austria Photos of Le Harve, France Photos of the George Washington arriving in Boston from France Newspaper clippings, Letter from President Certificate of Completion from Army Signal School Passes Army Newsletter Soldier's Individual Pay Records Classification Cards U.S. Army Signal Corps School Certificate Letter regarding redeployment Manual for reintegration to civilian life Newspaper Article Mission Accomplished booklet