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Recording, Audio

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1f29d9c3-811e-4121-88a8-918119594080
Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters, World War II veteran
Object ID
OH0001
Date Range
2004/07/09
alligators. Max: They didn't bother us and we didn't bother them. As I get older, that wasn't a very bright thing to do. But yes, we did that. So then after Pearl Harbor I went to Signal Corps OCS, because that was communications. Went to Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, got my commission Bev: Fort Monmouth is
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Title
Oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters, World War II veteran
Description
Veteran's oral history interview with Emanuel (Max) Paul Peters.
Admin/Biographical History
Lt. Col. Peters served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, 642 Bomb Sq., 409th Bomb Group (L) during World War II. He began his military career in 1939 as a communications and camouflage officer. He retired from the Air Force in 1965 as Lieutenant Colonel. Military service 08/03/1939 - 12/25/1965.
DOB 11/14/1920; DOD 04/24/2014. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128641364/emanuel-paul-peters
Date Range
2004/07/09
Creation Date
9 July 2004
Date of Interview
2004-07-09
Creator
Peters, Emanuel Paul, 1920-2014, interviewee
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Friedman, William Frederick
Peters, Emanuel "Max" Paul
Peters, Margaret Jane Groff
Interviewer
Newton, Beverly
Narrator
Peters, Emanuel (Max) Paul
Other Creators
Newton, Beverly, collector
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
United States. Air Force
United States. Army. Air Corps
Veterans--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County
World War, 1939-1945
Search Terms
Oral histories
United States Air Force
United States Army Air Corps
Veterans
World War II
WWII
Place of Interview
LancasterHistory
Quantity
1
Object Name
Recording, Audio
Media
Cassette Tape
Length of Interview
00:33:43
Language
English
Object ID
OH0001
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Mark Subject
22:16:00 Worked with William F. Friedman
22:34:00 Studied Enigma, and Purple Machine
23:00:00 Worked with integrating sigint and electronic warfare
24:39:00 Head of electronic warfare division
24:47:00 Wins Legion of Merit
25:20:00 Goes to California to work.
26:00:00 Engineers would go to Stanford to share information.
28:00:00 Returns with wife to Lancaster.
29:12:00 Didn't realize importance of new science.
31:41:00 Describes van belonging to local amateur club.
00:33:67 Ironville named after iron mines in area
00:55:20 built radios
01:05:43 Joined Boy Scouts
01:45:58 Listened to Berlin, Germany on his homemade radio
02:14:02 Used old parts to make his radios
02:31:57 Max put his radio on his bicycle
03:20:20 Joined military in 1939
04:43:40 Going through jungle in Panama
04:53:29 Recalls going down river in canoes with alligators close by
05:19:25 Went to OCS
05:34:96 Sent to Florida - Tampa International Airport
06:07:15 Radar Officer on SCR 270
06:32:21 Transferred to Oklahoma
07:20:68 Crosses ocean on ship named Martinia
08:14:00 Was part of convoy. Martinia leaves convoy.
09:36:90 In England. First mission can't find France (weather).
09:46:70 Returning aircraft low on fuel. "Mayday" heard often.
10:01:49 Pilots could see water towers in States. Can't do same in Europe.
10:48:80 Learned to trust equipment. Found France on 2nd mission.
11:12:00 Could tell weather by amount of signal received at base.
11:28:00 "Spoofing" stations on base.
12:10:00 D-Day.
12:20:00 Practiced deception often before D-Day.
12:50:00 Painted black and white stripes on aircraft.
13:13:00 General Patton was decoy for D-Day.
15:00:00 "G-equipment"
15:55:00 Used smoke to designate target
16:23:00 "No-ball" target
16:33:00 "no-ball" target signified German V-1 rocket plane
17:22:00 Wind shifted. Bombs dropped on friendly troops. Gen McNair victim.
17:38:00 Started infantry and aircorp exchanges.
17:44:00 River crossing
18:14:00 "Cat eyes".
19:36:00 Strafed by Me 109.
20:28:00 Returns to states. Goes to F & M.
21:59:00 Gets job at Arlington Hall, Virginia
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Classification
OH0001
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
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Award

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e1c4f8e4-889d-40ff-88e2-214026676200
Collection
Military Collection
Object ID
2016.005.11
Date Range
c. 1943
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Collection
Military Collection
Description
Collection of military memorabilia of Robert C. Myers including medals, bars, and crucifix.
Provenance
Inherited by donor.
Date Range
c. 1943
Year Range From
1943
Year Range To
1943
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 14
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Award
Material
Metal
Height (in)
4.75
Width (in)
6.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-06-02
Condition Notes
Some soil evident on white chenille. Apparently never stitched to clothing.
Object ID
2016.005.11
Usage
Myers, Robert C., 1925-2006
Credit
Gift of Kenneth Flosser in memory of Robert C. Myers
Accession Number
2016.005
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Record, Judicial

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/089babb3-8314-4101-be9c-611509326020
Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
Object ID
NOV 1789 F016 QS
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Collection
Quarter Sessions
Title
Quarter Sessions
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Year
1789
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ceasar
Scott, John
Boyd, William
Campbell, James
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Quarter Sessions
African Americans
Persons of color
Recognizance
Charge: assault and battery
Enslaved persons
Major, United States Army
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
NOV 1789 F016 QS
Additional Notes
African-American.
Recognizance, charged with assault and battery.
Servant to Major John Scott.
Additional names: William Boyd, James Campbell.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0908
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/318e71e5-8069-48c6-846c-460330141363
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1881 F061
Date Range
1881/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1881/04
Year
1881
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Frost, William
Dyer, Frank
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Indictments
Charge: larceny, accessory to
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1881 F061
Additional Notes
Dyer, Frank.
Accessory to larceny
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
59.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/853ab4bb-74d0-4823-800e-042284408066
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1881 F062
Date Range
1881/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1881/04
Year
1881
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Burns, William
Resh, Henry
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Indictments
Charge: larceny, accessory to
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1881 F062
Additional Notes
Resh, Henry.
Accessory to larceny
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
60.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/17f16e75-0f14-4b8e-9bae-532320174510
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1881 F086
Date Range
1881/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1881/04
Year
1881
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Warfel, Jacob S.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Charge: selling liquor to minors
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1881 F086
Additional Notes
Selling liquor to minors
3 items, 3 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
84.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4f9e08f3-974a-434e-b479-896201159200
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1881 F100
Date Range
1881/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1881/04
Year
1881
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Lowery, William
Bergan, Frank
Long, James
Armstrong, Edward
Blair, William
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Charge: conspiracy to break jail
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1881 F100
Additional Notes
Bergan, Frank
Long, James
Armstrong, Edward
Blair, William
Conspiracy to break jail.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
98.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2a60637b-01a8-4c45-9cb3-963611358799
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1882 F049
Date Range
1882/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1882/04
Year
1882
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Carney, Reuben
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Charge: assault with intent to ravish
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1882 F049
Additional Notes
Assault with Intent to ravish
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
48.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d3b2d10d-1261-46ce-a111-274631812225
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1882 F017
Date Range
1882/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1882/04
Year
1882
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Obetz, J. H.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Charge: selling liquor to minors
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1882 F017
Additional Notes
Selling liquor to minors
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
16.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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Indictment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b461c1eb-a182-47f0-b01a-356037894976
Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
Object ID
APR 1882 F052
Date Range
1882/04
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Collection
Indictments
Title
Indictments
System of Arrangement
Organized by Court of Quarter Sessions term.
Arranged by case number within each term.
Date Range
1882/04
Year
1882
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Horst, David
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Search Terms
Charge: cruelty to animals
Indictments
Object Name
Indictment
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Parent Object ID
INDICTMENTS
Object ID
APR 1882 F052
Additional Notes
Cruelty to animals
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Case Number
51.000
Classification
RG 02-00 0933
Description Level
Item
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