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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Biographical / Historical
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Content Description
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Albert J. Sedlacek Korean War correspondence
Creator:
Sedlacek, Albert J.
source:
Sedlacek, Joan Palmer
Identifier/Call Number: 2016.126.w.rd
Physical Description:
0.025 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1953 April 28 - 1953 November 28
Abstract: This collection contains two correspondence from Cpl. Albert J. Sedlacek, USA, during the Korean War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: Korea 1
Container: 8
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Joan Palmer Sedlacek.
Biographical / Historical
Corporal Albert J. Sedlacek was born July 7, 1932 in Manhattan, New York City, NY. He married Joan Palmer and they had a son,
Albert J. Sedlacek, Jr. He died on November 3, 2002, and is buried at the Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Albert J. Sedlacek Korean War correspondence (2016.126.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Content Description
This collection is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/ajsedlacek_collection/
This collection contains two correspondence and one postcard written by Cpl Albert J. Sedlacek, U.S. Army, to his fiancée,
Joan Palmer, during the Korean War.
Sedlacek crossed the Pacific on board the U.S. Naval ship Marine Lynx en route to Korea. In the letter dated April 28, 1953,
he describes his daily routine during the two-week trip. In the letter dated November 28, 1953 he describes his experience
during the fire in Pusan, Korea which destroyed 3,000 homes and left 28,000 people homeless.
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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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Korean War -- (1950-1953) -- Correspondence
Korean War, 1950-1953.
Korea (South) -- Pusan
Sedlacek, Joan Palmer