Robert W. Fletcher papers, 1950-2004

Summary

Creator:

Fletcher, Robert W.

Extent:

0.4 linear feet
3 digital video files

Language:

English

Call Number:

88438 Aa 2

Authors:

Finding aid created by Bentley Historical Library staff. Updated by Olga Virakhovskaya in March 2017.

Background

Scope and Content:

Papers include correspondence, diary, clippings, and photographs relating to his experience as a prisoner; correspondence relating to his Purple Heart award and the Prisoner of War medal. Also included a memoir by Sidney Esensten about his experience as an American P.O.W. during the Korean War.

Visual materials include photos relating to his experience as a prisoner; videotape entitled "P.O.W.--Americans in Enemy Hands" (1986), which includes interview with Fletcher; videotape of 1990 presentation by Fletcher and three Tuskegee Airmen, African American World War II aviators, describing their military experiences, and an undated videotape "Priority: P.O.W."

Biographical / Historical:

Resident of Ypsilanti (later of Ann Arbor), Michigan, who served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Fletcher was captured and held in P.O.W. Camp 5 from January 10, 1951 to August 7, 1953.

In 1997 Mr. Fletcher was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action while a prisoner of war during the Korean War.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Robert Fletcher (donor no. 7561 ).

Processing information:

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Rules or Conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related

Alternative Form Available:

Digitization: A number of recordings within this collection have been digitized. The resulting files are available for playback online or in the Bentley Library Reading Room according to rights. Original media are only available for staff use.

Subjects

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Subjects:

African American veterans -- Michigan.
African Americans.
African Americans -- Michigan.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Prisoners and prisons, North Korean.
Prisoners of war -- Korea (North)
Prisoners of war -- United States.
Prisoners of war -- Korea (North)
Prisoners of war -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945.

Formats:

Oral histories.
Diaries.
Digital file formats.
Photographs.
Videotapes.
Video recordings.

Names:

Fletcher, Robert W.
Esensten, Sidney, 1923-2006.