George Jankovsky Second World War correspondence
Content Description
This collection contains five correspondence written by PFC George Jankovsky, USA to the Hopkins family during the Second World War. Most of the letters are directed at his friend, he calls "little sister" Rose, and he discusses his time in Germany toward the end and after the war.
Dates
- 1945 March 30 - 1945 August 19
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.
Biographical / Historical
Private First Class George Jankovsky, United States Army (7/8/1926 - 12/25/1985) was born in New Jersey to his parents Jerome and Elizabeth and lived in Elizabeth, NJ until he entered the Army in September 1944. PFC Jankovsky served in clerical positions with the 394th Infantry Division, Company D in Germany toward the end of the war and wrote home discussing the people and how glad most of them were to see the Americans. He mentioned being in the 1st Army, then the 3rd before he was transferred to G-4 Section Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division at Camp Butner, North Carolina by August 1945. He began work as a stenographer before and after he was transferred, as his friends called him a "Rear Echelon Bastard," and a "Typewriter Commando." According to the donor, his niece, he later worked as a stenographer recording the Japanese war crimes trials. PFC Jankovsky passed away in Massachusetts in 1945.
Extent
.08 Linear feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains five correspondence from PFC George Jankovsky, USA, to the Hopkins family during the Second World War.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kathleen Gross.
- Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Local sources
- United States. -- Army. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) -- Europe Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) -- Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) -- Japan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) -- Pacific Area Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1939-1945) -- Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Finding Aid for the George Jankovsky Second World War correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrew Harman
- Date
- 7/16/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Center for American War Letters Archives Repository