Antone Bruns Collection, 1937-2000
Scope and Contents
The Antone Bruns Collection contains flight records, records from the USS Missouri, photographs, and letters. Most of the collection consists of letters between Bruns and his wife, Otha Lee. The collection also contains newspaper clippings, postcards, and patches. The Antone Bruns Collection contains letters sent between Antone and his wife, Otha Lee, while he was at war. These letters describe what it was like to be deployed during the war and missing their loved ones. The collection also contains pictures of nose art on military aircraft, 15 personal photographs from the war, combat flight records, records from the USS Missouri, seven patches, and an award presented in 1995 to Antone Bruns for his contributions in Okinawa.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1937 - 2000
- Creation: 1937 - 1945
- Creation: 1995
- Creation: 2000
Creator
- Bruns, Antone, 1915-1999 (Person)
- Bruns, Otha Lee, Otha Lee, 1917-2020 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection in any form must be obtained from the National Museum of the Pacific War, Center for Pacific War Studies.
Biographical / Historical
Antone Bruns, 1915-1999, was a photographer in the Army Air Corps for the 494th Bombardment group of the 7th Air Force. Bruns was married to Otha Lee Bruns, 1917-2020, with whom he shared two children.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Antone Bruns Collection contains flight records, records from the USS Missouri, photographs, and letters. The majority of the collection consists of letters sent between Bruns and his wife, Otha Lee. The collection also contains newspaper clippings, postcards, and patches.
Separated Materials
3D artifacts have been seperated from this collection, including seven pins, one medal, seven patches and a set of dog tags. Contact the archivist for further information.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Ashley Watson, September 2023.
Subject
- United States. Army. Air Corps (Organization)
- United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (H), 494th (Organization)
- Missouri (Battleship: BB-63) (Organization)
- Title
- Antone Bruns Collection, 1937-2000
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ashley Watson
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2024-06-01: Finding aid edited by Rachel Barnett.
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Pacific War Studies / National Museum of the Pacific War Repository
328 E. Austin St.
Fredericksburg Texas 78624 United States of America
archives@nimitzfoundation.org