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Bike, Frank J. (Second World War correspondence)
2017.657.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Frank J. Bike Second World War correspondence
Creator:
Bike, Frank John, Private, 1915-1996
source:
Bike, William S.
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.657.w.r
Physical Description:
.025 Linear feet
(1 folder)
Date: 1943 August 10
Abstract: This collection contains one postcard from Pvt. Frank J. Bike, USA to his mother Margaret during the Second World War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWII 146
Container: 6
Container: 1
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William S. Bike.
Private Francis John "Frank" Bike, United States Army (3/24/1915 - 3/8/1996) was born in Chicago, Illinois to Frank and Margaret
B. Bike neé Dzinskiewitz. He enlisted in the Army on July 17, 1943 and was released on January 20, 1946. The donor, William
S. Bike, inherited these letters from his mother, and Pvt. Bike was the donor's uncle, and the donor's father was William
F. Bike. William also donated the Jean Smolen Second World War correspondence (2017-082-w-r) and inherited them from his mother.(information
obtained from ancestry.com, and 1940 Federal Census, and the donor)
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Frank J. Bike Second World War correspondence (2017.657.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.
This collection contains one postcard correspondence from Pvt. Frank J. Bike, USA to his mother, Margaret Bike, during the
Second World War. The postcard was sent from Battle Creek Michigan while Pvt. Bike was in training and says they just had
their shots and that they will be moving soon. On the reverse side of the card is a photograph of an army unit, presumably
his.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
Military training camps
Postcards.
Bike, William S.