Anthony P. Krebes Second World War correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018-135-w-r
Content Description
This collection contains 681 letters, v-mail and postcards, some containing holiday cards, mostly between SSgt. Anthony P. Krebes, USA and his wife Juanita during the Second World War, as well as included in the collection are letters from other Krebes brothers to Juanita and correspondence from other authors to the Krebes. The collection also contains some ephemera, war ration books, clippings and other materials including an army uniform patch.
Dates
- 1942 August 6 - 1946 January 5
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
Kusman and Veronica Krebes emigrated from Europe with their oldest child and had six more children in the United States.(depends on the form and time they filled it out) after the turn of the twentieth century and settled in Gary, Indiana. Of the seven children, there was only one girl, Veronica P. (5/11/1912 - 11/21/1997). NOTE: on different forms such as birth and death certificates, their country of origin showed either Czechoslovakia or Austria.
The boys of the family include, in order beginning with the oldest, John Ferdinand (3/25/1907 - 7/18/1989) who was born in Austria, Michael W. (12/11/1913 - 4/5/1961), Ignatius P. (7/22/1915 - 2/14/1982), Anthony Paul (3/23/1919 - 7/19/1985), Frank George (12/1/1920 - 7/11/1998), and William Steven (12/11/1923 - 2/4/1997); all of whom served overseas across every branch of the American military, and all came home safely.
A newly made Krebes sister, Anthony's wife Juanita, is the recipient of most of the correspondence in this collection. Alice Juanita Krebes neé Chaney (9/1/1923 - 1/11/1993) was a native of Gary, IN and married Anthony on June 30, 1941, just over two years before he was drafted into the Army. The bulk of the correspondence shows their young marriage, powerful love and even insecurities. Letters from the brothers to Juanita show how well she fit in the family and how much they liked her.
A note on nicknames: Anthony was referred to, by nearly everyone, as Tick and Juanita was called Butch, even by the Krebes brothers. The spelling is sometimes difficult to make out, this information comes from the donor.
More complete biographies for each of the brothers will be described within their individual series.
The boys of the family include, in order beginning with the oldest, John Ferdinand (3/25/1907 - 7/18/1989) who was born in Austria, Michael W. (12/11/1913 - 4/5/1961), Ignatius P. (7/22/1915 - 2/14/1982), Anthony Paul (3/23/1919 - 7/19/1985), Frank George (12/1/1920 - 7/11/1998), and William Steven (12/11/1923 - 2/4/1997); all of whom served overseas across every branch of the American military, and all came home safely.
A newly made Krebes sister, Anthony's wife Juanita, is the recipient of most of the correspondence in this collection. Alice Juanita Krebes neé Chaney (9/1/1923 - 1/11/1993) was a native of Gary, IN and married Anthony on June 30, 1941, just over two years before he was drafted into the Army. The bulk of the correspondence shows their young marriage, powerful love and even insecurities. Letters from the brothers to Juanita show how well she fit in the family and how much they liked her.
A note on nicknames: Anthony was referred to, by nearly everyone, as Tick and Juanita was called Butch, even by the Krebes brothers. The spelling is sometimes difficult to make out, this information comes from the donor.
More complete biographies for each of the brothers will be described within their individual series.
Extent
2 Linear feet (2 cartons)
Overview
This collection contains correspondence between SSgt. Anthony P. Krebes and his wife Juanita during the Second World War. Also included are correspondence from the other Krebes brothers who served overseas, family and friends, as well as some documents and ephemera.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1, Correspondence from Anthony to Juanita
Series 2, Correspondence to Juanita's parents
Series 3, Correspondence from Juanita to Anthony
Series 4, Correspondence from John F. Krebes
Series 5, Correspondence from Michael W. Krebes
Series 6, Correspondence from Ignatius P. Krebes
Series 7, Correspondence from William S. Krebes
Series 8, Correspondence from various authors
Series 9, Holiday and other cards
Series 10, Documents
Series 11, Ephemera
Series 12, Patch and negative
Series 13, Clippings
Series 1, Correspondence from Anthony to Juanita
Series 2, Correspondence to Juanita's parents
Series 3, Correspondence from Juanita to Anthony
Series 4, Correspondence from John F. Krebes
Series 5, Correspondence from Michael W. Krebes
Series 6, Correspondence from Ignatius P. Krebes
Series 7, Correspondence from William S. Krebes
Series 8, Correspondence from various authors
Series 9, Holiday and other cards
Series 10, Documents
Series 11, Ephemera
Series 12, Patch and negative
Series 13, Clippings
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Anthony and Juanita Krebes WWII Letters, via Dave Krebes.
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Navy
- United States Navy -- Seabees
- United States. Army -- Artillery
- United States. Army.
- United States. Army. Air Corps.
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Marines
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Mindanao Island.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines.
- World War, 1939-1945--England
- World War, 1939-1945--France
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Anthony P. Krebes Second World War correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrew Harman
- Date
- 10/17/2018
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Center for American War Letters Archives Repository
