<span>Joe Korosec was serving in the Air Corps as a crew member on a B-17 bomber in Europe </span><span>when he was captured by German soldiers and imprisoned at Stalagluft I in Barth, Germany.</span>
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WWII: Up Front & Personal, Joseph "Joe" J. Korosec Subcollection

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Air Corps Flight Crew Lists, 1944
Air Corps Flight Crew Lists, 1944
Description
Typewritten list of crew assignments for B-17 bombers April 1944 assigning Joe Korosec to crew #5090
Creator
Franks, James
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fs44w
Certificate for
Certificate for "The 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War" Commemorative Medal Awarded by the Russian Government to Joe Korosec
Description
The certificate for "The 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War" Commemorative Medal awarded by the Russian government to Joe Koro
Show moreThe certificate for "The 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War" Commemorative Medal awarded by the Russian government to Joe Korosec in 1997
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Creator
Russian Government
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91ft507
Joe Korosec's Account of a Berlin Bombing Mission
Joe Korosec's Account of a Berlin Bombing Mission
Description
Typewritten remembrances by Joe Korosec of his experiences during WWII
Creator
Korosec, Joseph
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91ft46n
Joe Korosec's Book of Poetry Written during His Imprisonment in Stalagluft I, Barth, Germany
Joe Korosec's Book of Poetry Written during His Imprisonment in Stalagluft I, Barth, Germany
Description
The title page and sample poem "As Flak Goes By" from Joe Korosec's book of poetry book written during his imprisonment in Stalagluft I, Barth, German
Show moreThe title page and sample poem "As Flak Goes By" from Joe Korosec's book of poetry book written during his imprisonment in Stalagluft I, Barth, Germany
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Creator
Korosec, Joseph
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91ft52s
Joe Korosec's Journal Kept during His Imprisonment in Stalagluft I, Barth, Germany
Joe Korosec's Journal Kept during His Imprisonment in Stalagluft I, Barth, Germany
Description
Cover and two pages from diary kept by Joe Korosec while being held in German POW camp
Creator
Korosec, Joseph
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91ft486
Joe Korosec's Military Service Record
Joe Korosec's Military Service Record
Description
The typewritten list of "camps and missions" for service record of Joe Korosec during WWII
Creator
unknown
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91ft54b
Joe Korosec's Oral History Interview, Part 1, 2007
Joe Korosec's Oral History Interview, Part 1, 2007
Description
Part one of Joe Korosec's oral history interview recorded in 2007 about his experiences as a crew member of a B-17 in Europea and his capture and inte
Show morePart one of Joe Korosec's oral history interview recorded in 2007 about his experiences as a crew member of a B-17 in Europea and his capture and internment in German POW camp during WWII
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Creator
Pershey, Ed
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fq967
Joe Korosec's Oral History Interview, Part 2, 2007
Joe Korosec's Oral History Interview, Part 2, 2007
Description
Part one of Joe Korosec's oral history interview recorded in 2007 about his experiences as a prisoner of war in Stalagluft I, Barth, Germany
Creator
Pershey, Ed
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fq98s
Joe Korosec's Selective Service Registration Certificate, circa 1943
Joe Korosec's Selective Service Registration Certificate, circa 1943
Description
Joe Korosec's selective service registration certificate, dated 13 February [no year]
Creator
U. S. Government
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fs501
Letter from Ambassador Yuli M. Vorontsov Awarding the
Letter from Ambassador Yuli M. Vorontsov Awarding the "The 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War" Commemorative Medal to Joseph J. Korosec on Behalf of President Boris Yeltsin, 27 February 1997
Description
Letter from Yuli M. Vorontsov on behalf of President Boris Yeltsin, dated 27 February 1997, informing Joe Korosec that he had been awarded "The 50th A
Show moreLetter from Yuli M. Vorontsov on behalf of President Boris Yeltsin, dated 27 February 1997, informing Joe Korosec that he had been awarded "The 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War" Commemorative Medal by the Russion government
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Creator
Vorontsov, Yuli M.
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fs46f
Photograph of Joe Korosec's B-17 Flight Crew
Photograph of Joe Korosec's B-17 Flight Crew
Description
Photo of crew of B-17 bomber 5090 Joe Korosec top row second from left
Creator
unknown
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fn28p
Photograph of Joe Korosec's Flight Crew in Russia
Photograph of Joe Korosec's Flight Crew in Russia
Description
A photograph of Joe Korosec and the B-17 flight crew in Russia on a "good will" mission
Creator
unknown
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fn34t
Portrait of Joe Korosec, 2007
Portrait of Joe Korosec, 2007
Description
A digital photograph of Joe Korosec taken at the time of his oral history recording in 2007
Creator
Pershey, Ed
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fn328
Portrait of Joe Korosec before Deploying to Europe
Portrait of Joe Korosec before Deploying to Europe
Description
A photograph of Joe Korosec taken before he deployed to Europe in 1943
Creator
unknown
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fn30q
Postcard from Joe Korosec to His Family from a German POW Camp, 1944
Postcard from Joe Korosec to His Family from a German POW Camp, 1944
Description
The handwritten postcard Joe Korosec sent from a German POW camp on December 24, 1944
Creator
Korosec, Joseph
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fs480
"The 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War" Commemorative Medal Awarded by the Russian Government to Joe Korosec
Description
"The 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War" Commemorative Medal awarded by the Russian government to Joe Korosec in 1997
Creator
Russian Government
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fq32p
Western Union Telegram from Adjutant General Ulio to Joe Korosec's Mother Helen Korosec, 27 January 1945
Western Union Telegram from Adjutant General Ulio to Joe Korosec's Mother Helen Korosec, 27 January 1945
Description
The official telegram from Adjutant General J. A. Ulio to Joe Korosec's Mother Helen Korosec, dated 27 January 1945, informing them of his capture as
Show moreThe official telegram from Adjutant General J. A. Ulio to Joe Korosec's Mother Helen Korosec, dated 27 January 1945, informing them of his capture as a prisoner of war
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Creator
Ulio, J. A.
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fs52k
Western Union Telegram from Adjutant General Ulio to Joe Korosec's Mother Helen Korosec, 31 May 1945
Western Union Telegram from Adjutant General Ulio to Joe Korosec's Mother Helen Korosec, 31 May 1945
Description
The telegrarm from Adjutant General J. A. Ulio to Joe Korosec's Mother Helen Korosec, dated 31 May 1945, notifying her that he son was released from i
Show moreThe telegrarm from Adjutant General J. A. Ulio to Joe Korosec's Mother Helen Korosec, dated 31 May 1945, notifying her that he son was released from imprisonment at a German POW camp and returned to the US military
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Creator
Ulio, J. A.
Permanent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2186/ksl:kk91fs544

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