Martin Bockelmann Papers

Collection

Identifier: M1923

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Includes news clippings and notes for an article from The Independent Family Living, "A Veterans story: Martin Bockelmann, World War II Veteran."

Dates

August 17, 2005

Creator

Bockelmann, Martin, 1918-2007 (Person)

Language of Materials

Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The imply Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Martin Bockelmann was born in Du Page County, Illinois. He was drafted in 1941 and joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colorado. He served with the 126th Engineer Battalion, Company A. He received the Bronze Star for his actions in the Po River crossing, April 23, 1945. Following the war, Bockelmann was employed at Elmhurst-Chicago Stone until his retirement.