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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Franklin Ohr Second World War correspondence
Creator:
Franklin Ohr
Creator:
Zella Ohr
source:
Tim Ohr
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.057.w.r
Physical Description:
.5 Linear feet
(16 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1944 July 10 - 1945 August 20
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence and photographs from Sgt. Franklin Ohr, USA during his service in the Second World
War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWII 112
Container: 1-7
Container: 1-7
Container: WWII 113
Container: 1-9
Container: 8-16
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Tim Ohr.
This collection is arranged by material type, author and date.
- Series 1, Correspondence from Franklin Ohr to Zella Ohr
- Series 2, Correspondence from Zella Ohr to Franklin Ohr
- Series 3, Ephemera
- Series 4, Photographs
- Series 5, Books
From Tim Ohr on donor form: "Franklin grew up in Union, New Jersey, and was an Eagle Scout. He had three brothers. One, Milton
F. Ohr, served in Europe as an anti-aircraft gunner. They saw each other in Europe, described in letter. Franklin moved to
Florida after the war and became a builder. Zella met Franklin at a Fort Knox USO dance while living in Louisville. She was
born in Glasgow, KY."
Brothers - Norman T. Ohr and Milton F. Ohr
Zella Turner Ohr - b. July 20, 1915 - d. June 20, 2005
Married Oct. 28, 1944. From the Louisville Courier-Journal, Oct 1, 1944: "Mrs. Annie Turner, 1514 Olive Street, announces
the engagement of her daughter, Miss Zella Turner, to Sgt- Franklin C. Ohr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ohr, Union, N. J. The
wedding will take place on October 28 in Douglass Boulevard Christian Church."
Access Information
Donor irrevocably transfers, conveys, and assigns to Chapman University all Intellectual Property Rights for the Donated Materials with the exception of books by Tim Ohr. For more information, consult original donation form.[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Franklin C. Ohr Second World War correspondence (2017.057.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 correspondence and photographs from Sgt. Franklin Ohr, USA while serving with the 17th Army Postal
Unit during the Second World War. Franklin Ohr wrote to his wife, Zella. There are also three letters from Zella to Franklin.
The photographs, 1942 - 1945, include images of Ohr and places he was stationed or visited in the United States and Europe.
The collection also includes two copies of the book "Under the Gun: They Will Be Legend" by Tim Ohr, Franklin and Zella's
son.
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
World War (1939-1945)
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945) -- Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)
World War (1939-1945) -- France
Tim Ohr