Finding Aid for the Lowell Sigler World War Two Service Records collection 2015.038.r

Finding aid prepared by Norm Lee
Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA, 92866
(714) 532 - 7711
rboyd@chapman.edu
04/15/2015


Title: Lowell Sigler World War Two Service Records collection
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.038.r
Contributing Institution: Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Leatherby Libraries
Language of Material: English
Container: 1
Physical Description: 0.2 Linear feet (1 flat box)
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1943-1945
Date (inclusive): 1943-2009
Location note: Leatherby Libraries
Abstract: This collection contains papers and realia of Lowell R. Sigler (1915-1998), who served with the 380th MP Battalion, during World War II.

Preferred Citation note

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], [Lowell Sigler World War Two Service Records collection (2015.038.r)], Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman University, CA.

General note

Gift of Tim Maas.

Conditions Governing Use note

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.

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research.

Arrangement note

This collection is arranged by material type and date.

Scope and Contents note

This collection contains papers and realia of Lowell R. Sigler. Sigler served in Europe during World War Two and served with the 380th MP Battalion in Stenay, France at the Continental Central Prisoner of War camp No. 17. Of interest is a handmade and illustrated book on the operations of the Continental Central Prisoner of War camp No. 17. It includes artist’s renditions of areas of the camp and a description of the camps history. This collection also contains an identification tag for Sigler, a Good Conduct Medal and a service ribbon.
[Box 1 / Folder 1] 1 Good Conduct medal 1 Service Ribbon 1 Identification Tag 1 Blue box labeled "Decoration Medal good Conduct" 1 Hand illustrated book "CCPWE No. 17 Stenay-France" 1 Black and white photograph 1 Small, laminated copy of Honorable Discharge papers. 1 Military ID booklet 4 Typed communications 1 V-Mail 1 Birth certificate for Sigler 1 Official copy of death certificate for Sigler 1 Honorable Discharge 1 Newspaper clipping

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Maas, Tim
Sigler, Lowell, Mr., 1915-1998 -- Archives
Armed Forces--Military police
World War, 1939-1945--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons