Wayne Herreid World War II Letters, 1944-1945
Collection
Identifier: SC 112
Scope and Content
Four sets of letters written by Lt. W.F. Herreid serving in the Pacific Theater during WWII, sent to Art and Irene Cramer of Valley City, N.D. between December 1944 and October 1945. The last letter dated October 12, 1945, give a good discriptive overview of his service record during the war.
Dates
- 1944-1945.
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are not held by the Institute.
Biography
Wayne Freeman Herreid was born June 17, 1910 to Oscar J. and Minnie L.E. (Freeman) Herreid in Fargo, North Dakota. He went to North Dakota Agricultural College where he was a member of Delta Kappa Sigma. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the School of Science and Literature in 1933. He would live in Peoria, Illinois. His wife’s name was Blanch (Scott) and he has three children, Scott, Brent, and Teresa. He would enlist in the U.S. Navy and serve in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He died March 13, 1997 in Peoria, Illinois.
Extent
12 Items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Four sets of letters written by Lt. W.F. Herreid serving in the Pacific Theater during WWII, sent to Art and Irene Cramer of Valley City, N.D. between December 1944 and October 1945.
Provenance
Donated by unknown.
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Wayne Herreid World War II Letters
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu