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Cisney, Ronald E. (Korean War correspondence)
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Ronald E. Cisney Korean War correspondence
Creator:
Cisney, Ronald E.
source:
Diane Nicklas
Identifier/Call Number: 2018.067.w.r
Physical Description:
.5 Linear Feet
(13 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1949 November - 1952 September
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence written by Cpl. Ronald E. Cisney, USA during his service in the Army before and during
the Korean War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: Korea 6
Container: 1-13
Container: 1-13
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Diane Nicklas
This collection is arranged by material type and chronology.
- Series 1, Correspondence
- Series 2, Photograph
- Series 3, Certificate
Corporal Ronald E. Cisney, United States Army is a cousin to Douglass R. Nicklas (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/
--
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Ronald E. Cisney Korean War correspondence (2018.067.w.r), Center for American War
Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
This collection contains correspondence from Cpl. Ronald E. Cisney, USA to his mother and stepfather during his service in
the Army, 1949 - 1952 including overseas service during the Korean War. Correspondence includes letters written during his
basic training at Fort Ord, service in Okinawa, service in Korea, duty assignment at Fort Riley, KS, and 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.
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.
Korean War -- (1950-1953) -- Correspondence
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Hospitals -- United States
United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans.
Diane Nicklas