Descriptive Summary
Unfred, Joe D.
Joe D. Unfred Papers,
1932-2000
Collection of personal
materials of Joe D. Unfred showing his World War II military experiences from
his photo albums.
S 953.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library,
Texas Tech University
7 boxes (7.5 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Joe D. Unfred was raised in the Texas South Plains. He attended Texas
Technological College in 1938 and served as a Captain in the U. S. Army in the
Third Armored Division. The Division was the first to breach the Siegfried
Line, the first to cross the German border, and capture the first German town.
His military experiences were in the European Theatre during World War II. He
acquired the Nazi memorabilia during his venture into Germany and brought it
back to the U.S. While in the military he took many photographs of the
day-to-day experiences of his fellow troops. Joe Unfred worked as a public
relations manager for Gifford-Hill during the 1960s-1970s. He was born November
6, 1919 in Groesbeck and died July 13, 2001 in Lubbock, Texas.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains mainly army issued technical and field manuals
used by Joe Unfred while an officer in the U.S. Army serving during World War
II. Also has a few of German books collected in Germany while he was in Europe.
The collection has four photo albums and two scrapbook that contains
photographs, news clippings, and other cherished mementos of Unfred's military
service.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Unfred, Joe D.,
1919-2001
Subjects (Organizations)
United States.
Army--History--20th century
United States.
Army--Armored troops
Subjects
World War,
1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe--Personal narratives, American
World War,
1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe--Photographs
Collection accession #(s):
2001-0159-B
Gifts, 2001
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, September 2001
Preferred Citation
Joe D. Unfred Papers, 1932-2000, Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Additional Sources
Dugan, Haynes W. and Dan Peterson.Third
Armored Division: Spearhead in the West.Turner Publishing Company,
1991.
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Joe D. Unfred Photograph Collection, SWCPC 831
- Joe D. Unfred Artifact Collection
- Joe D. Unfred Map Collection
Collection Inventory
Notes
1
1
Field Notes,
1940s
Printed Material
1
2
Adolf Hilter book, Bilder Aus Dem Leben,
1935
1
3
Basic Field Manual on Basic Weapons,
1932
1
4
Basic Field Manual - Map Reading,
1941
1
5
Basic Field Manual for Interior Guard Duty,
1940
1
6
Basic Field Manual for Military Courtesy and Discipline,
1942
1
7
Basic Field Manual for Automatic Pistol,
1940
1
8
Basic Field Manual for Operations in Snow,
1941
1
9
Dunlop Touring Maps of the British Isles,
1943
1
10
Field Artillery Automotive Instruction Book,
1941
1
11
Field Manual for Field Artillery Gunnery,
1941
1
12
Five Stars To Victory: A True Story of Men and Tanks,
1949
1
13
Manual from Armored Force School - Conference - Training
Anti-Aircraft Firing,
1942
1
14
Manual from Armored Force School - Conference on 75mm M2
Tank Gun,
1940s
1
15
Manual from Armored Force School - Instruction Guide on
37mm Gun M5,
1940s
1
16
Manual for Armored Force School - Motor Inspection
Guide,
1940s
1
17
Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler, German Edition,
1939
1
18
The Officers' Guide,
1942
1
19
Official Guidebook, Camp Gruber, Oklahoma,
1940s
1
20
Pocket Guide to Cities of Norway and Denmark,
1944
1
21
Spearheading with the Third Armored Division,
1940s
1
22
Staff Officers' Field Manual,
1941
1
23
Technical Manual for Diesel Engines and Fuels,
1941
1
24
Technical Manual for Gas Mask,
1941
1
25
Technical Manual on Photographic Labs,
1944
1
26
Technical Manual for Internal Combustion Engine,
1941
2
1
Third Armored Division, Spearhead in the West book,
undated
2
2
Third Armored Division, Spearhead in the West book,
1991
2
3
Training Manual - Caliber .50, M2 Browning Machine Gun,
Aircraft Basic,
1940s
Scrapbook Material
2
4
Miscellaneous,
1940s
2
5
News clippings,
1940-2000
2
6
Poems of the Third Armored "Spearhead" Division,
1940s
2
7
Post card collection,
1900s
2
8
Sermon by Chaplain Paul H. Maurer,
1944
3
1
World War II Photo Album,
1940s
3
2
World War II Photo Album,
1940s
4
3
World War II Photo Album,
1940s
5
4
World War II Photo Album,
1940s
6
5
World War II Scrapbook,
1940s
7
6
World War II Newspaper Scrapbook,
1940s