Ronald E. Cisney Korean War correspondence

Collection — Box: Korea 6

Identifier: 2018-067-w-r

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection contains correspondence written by Corporal Ronald E. Cisney to his mother and stepfather during his service in the Army, 1949 - 1952. Correspondence includes letters written during his basic training at Fort Ord, service in Okinawa, service in Korea, duty assignment at Fort Riley, KS, and at while hospitalized at Percy Jones Army Hospital in Battle Creek, MI. Correspondence begins in November 1949 when Cisney writes from Fort Ord, CA to "Mother and Blaine" (Mr. and Mrs. Blaine F. Bybee) in Norwalk, CA.

Dates

1949-1952

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.

Biographical / Historical

Corporal Ronald E. Cisney, United States Army is a cousin to Douglass R. Nicklas whose collection is in CAWL (Resource 2018.068. w. r). From the donor form: "Ronald joined the Army right out of high school - age 17 in 1949. He suffered injury in Korea and finished his 'hitch' in Fort Riley, KS." -- Graves of Cisney's mother and stepfather: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10613512/blaine-flinders-bybee https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10613513/eda-bybee -- News article about Cisney's infantry regiment: https://www.ocregister.com/2010/06/21/few-know-of-the-tragic-29th-in-korea/ --