This particular series comprises the largest portion of the Lieutenant Floyd M. Saxton collection. The correspondence offers a depiction of what life was like during the war, both for the soldier and family. Included within the series are correspondence from Lt. Saxton (as an active participant in Allied operations and as a prisoner of war), family members, friends, the American Red Cross, and various government agencies. The topics covered include life at home, family friends and acquaintances, the front, POW camp, official notification of internment, and government regulations on POW mail/parcels.

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Series 2 - Publications

Series 2 contains a collection of the Red Cross' publication Prisoners of War Bulletin (August 1943 to April 1945), a memorial concert program, and an issue of The 34th Division's Italian Campaign, Gefangenen Gazette, and Elk's News. The Prisoners of War Bulletin reports on all aspects of POW life, such as living conditions, recreation, treatment, health care, parcel packages, and etc. The concert program dates from November 1943, in Gary, Indiana. The 34th Division's Italian Campaign provides an overview of that division's military accomplishments up to December 1943. The Gefangenen Gazette is a supplement to the Prisoners of War Bulletin. Produced by American Airmen POWs, it offers first hand accounts of life at German prison camps. The Elk's News is a publication of the Elk's Lodge organization.

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Series 3 - Miscellaneous

The final series of this collection holds Lt. Saxton's POW identification cards, a map of Poland and Czechoslovakia, newspaper clippings, parcel lists, personal identification tags (dog tags), draft notification card, a money order receipt, and a dependent beneficiary check. The newspaper clippings document Lt. Saxton's capture in North Africa and his eventual release from a German prison camp. The parcel lists show items sent to Lt. Saxton while he was interned as a POW.

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