Stanley E. Leszko Jr. Papers
Content Description
The collection consists mainly of photographs taken by Leszko, but also includes slides, diary pages, separation papers, and newsletters. The photographs have been kept in the original subject groupings arranged by Leszko.
Dates
- 1943-1945
Creator
- Leszko, Stanley E., 1922-1984 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
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Biographical / Historical
Stanley Edward Leszko Jr. was born on October 13, 1922 to Stanley and Mary Casemere (Toloski) Leszko in Winooski, Vermont. He graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre, Vermont in 1942. Leszko was drafted on January 22, 1943 and joined the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale, Colorado. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant in Company F, 87th Infantry Regiment. Leszko trained at Camp Hale, and Camp Swift, Texas, and saw combat in Italy in 1945. While there, he was awarded three Bronze Star Medals for his actions. After the war, in 1948, he married Barbara Helen Leszko and the couple settled in Vermont. Stanley E. Leszko Jr. died on April 28, 1984 in Berlin, Vermont.
Extent
1 Box (.5 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Edward Leszko; 2022.
Condition Description
Items show expected wear but are in good condition.
- Camp Hale (Colo.) -- Archival resources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Swift (Tex.) -- Archival resources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Leszko, Stanley E., 1922-1984 -- Archives
- Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. -- Army. -- Mountain Division, 10th -- Archival resources
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th -- Archival resources.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Stanley E. Leszko Jr. Papers
- Author
- Keli Schmid
- Date
- March 9, 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository