Browse Items (28 total)
"Brother preserves memory of fallen hero"A laminated newspaper clipping mounted on pink paper, with a note "Compliments of Senator Mike Knapik." The article is about Joseph Ogrodnik's work to…
Collage photo of USS WitterA collaged photo featuring different images of the USS Witter. The top has a text overlay in a blue stencil-style font, reading "USS Witter DE-636;…
Oct. 28, 2000 article "Shipmates forever connected by World War II attack"An article clipped from an unspecified newspaper from Wilmington, NC, regarding USS San Francisco's service in WWII and the annual reunion of sailors…
Letter from Paul Kleinman, May 28, 1990A handwritten letter on lined paper from Paul H. Kleinman to Joseph Ogrodnik Jr, dated May 28, 1990. Kleinman is replying to a letter from Ogrodnik,…
Letter from Paul [Silance], April 23, 1990A brief typed letter from Paul Silance [he did not sign a last name, but the return address matches his other letters] to Joe [Joseph Ogrodnik Jr]…
Letter from Howard Metz, November 1, 1988A brief handwritten letter, dated November 1, 1988, from Howard Metz to Joseph Ogrodnik Jr. The letter states that Metz has sent a photograph and the…
Photo with bar backdropA black and white photo of three men in Navy uniforms, standing behind a bar with a painted background behind them. The background appears to be the…
Copy of September 5, 1945 news article RE the WitterA copy of a newspaper article, newspaper not named, dated September 5, 1945 regarding the plane attack on the USS Witter. It reports that the Witter…
Letter from Paul H. Kleinman, April 16, 1945A letter written to Mrs. Ogrodnik from Paul Kleinman (1926-2007) a shipmate of Francis's who had been transferred home. The letter is dated April 16,…
Copy of memorial service programA copy of the typed on-ship memorial service program for Francis Ogrodnik and the other men who were killed when the ship was struck, dated April 24,…
Letter from Lt George Herrmann, 18 April 1945A single-sheet typed letter addressed to Mrs. Caroline Julia Ogrodnik from the Commanding Officer of the Witter regarding Francis's death. Lieutenant…
Telegram & ClippingsA sheet of paper with a telegram, the envelope, and two newspaper clippings attached to it with double-sided tape. All items relate to Francis…
Hello everyone, December 15, 1944A letter written in pencil on thin paper with a United States Navy letterhead. Dated December 15, 1944, the letter is from Francis to "everyone," and…
Dear Mom and familyAn undated letter (postmarked November 14, 1944) written by Francis to his mother & family. The letter is two pages, single-sided, and written on Air…
Dear Mother, August 15, 1943A two-leaf (four page) letter from Francis to his mother, dated August 15, 1943. This letter is written on both sides of each sheet; paper has a…
Letter home, March 14, 1944A three-page letter home from Francis, dated March 14, 1944. The letter included a flower (possibly a carnation) that has stained the pages. The paper…
Corpus Christi Church "Service Men's Club"A black and white group photo of a large group of men, mostly in military dress, in front of the Corpus Christi Church of Saint Paul, Minnesota. The…
Co. II Mach. Mates, 1943A black and white group portrait of 13 men in Navy blues with caps. The front row is seated, the back row is standing, and there is a brick building…
Reprinted portrait of Francis OgrodnikA black and white headshot of Francis Ogrodnik dressed in his Navy blues, printed on glossy paper. Written in blue ink on the reverse of the photo is…
Unsigned photograph of Francis OgrodnikA black and white headshot of Francis Ogrodnik in his Navy blues. The back has a stick-on address label for Joseph Ogrodnik, a piece of double-sided…
"Always, Francis"A black and white headshot of Francis Ogrodnik in his Navy blues, signed on the front in pen "Always Francis." The back has a written note, in…
Portrait photograph of Francis OgrodnikA hand-colored portrait photograph of Francis Ogrodnik in his Navy blues. Ogrodnik is looking directly at the camera; there is some blue staining…
USS Witter (DE 636), 1st Div. DeckA reprinted photograph of 28 crewmen aboard the USS Witter, identified by the donor as "1st Div. deck." The men are arranged in roughly 3 rows, and…
USS Witter (DE 636), 2nd Div. DeckA reprinted photograph of 23 crewmen aboard the USS Witter, identified by the donor as "2nd Div. deck." The men are arranged in three rows, with all…
USS Witter (DE 636), Comm.A reprinted photograph of 25 crewmen aboard the USS Witter, identified by the donor as "Comm.," presumably the communications crew. The men are…
USS Witter (DE 636), Ord.A reprinted photograph of 21 crewmen aboard the USS Witter, identified by the donor as "Ord.," presumably the ordnance crew. In the center of the back…
USS Witter (DE 636), SupplyA reprinted photograph of 13 crewmen aboard the USS Witter, identified by donor as "supply." There is a handwritten "s" in the lower left corner of…
USS Witter (DE 636), Engine crewA rerprinted photograph of 49 crewmen aboard the USS Witter, identified by donor as "Engine." An uppercase "E" is in the lower left corner, and the…