Reinhart J. Thoensen WWII Papers
Content Description
1 box of WWII era postcards, snapshots taken in Italy, v mail, documents pertaining to Reinhart "Ron" J. Thoensen (1924-2007).
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1945
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical / Historical
Reinhart J. "Ron" Thoensen was born in Davenport, IA to Minnie and Reinhart Thoensen on June 15, 1924 and died May 4, 2007. He married Catherine "Katie" Goetsch, on October 7, 1945, in Davenport. Ron was the Sales Manager for V. J. Neu, Davenport, and Hacker Oldsmobile, Moline. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport, for 56 years. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1942 and served in Italy for 18 months, earning the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was an avid gardener and received many beautification awards for his yard from the city of Davenport. (Excerpts taken from Quad¬City Times, May 6, 2007)
Extent
100 Photographic Prints
40 Postcards
2 Files
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Range 38 Section 2
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift
Separated Materials
3 local subject postcards transferred to PC collection: Main Street looking south Eldridge, Iowa; Cal Blunt Residence, Rock Island Arsenal; Davenport Theatre 1129 W. 3rd Street Davenport, IA.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center Repository
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Davenport IA 52801-1490 United States
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