New Search
Photo Search
Audiovisual Search
Leonard Berger
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-4
- Source
- Archival Accessions
- Accession Number
- 2010-5-4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- object
- Physical Description
- 5 cm textual records and other material
- Date
- 1923-1950, predominant 1942-1950
- Scope and Content
- Accession consists of records that document Leonard Berger's activities as a bomber in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War as well as his activities in the immediate post-war years. Textual records include letters written by Leonard to his family during the war, in which he discusses such things as his fellow servicemen, the contents of parcels received from his family, his responsibilities as second navigator, and his plans for upcoming leave's of absence. Also included is Leonard's Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book (1943-1948).
- Scrapbook contains photographs of Leonard's childhood and wartime experience, such as images of his airforce crew and fellow servicemen on leave. Scrapbook also contains images of Leonard's family and friends from the post-war era, as well as some textual records, including Leonard's wartime identity card, will, and map of Germany.
- Administrative History
- Leonard was born in Toronto on March 3, 1923 to Samuel and Rebecca (nee Rottenberg) Berger. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a bomber during the Second World War and married Goldie Fine in 1950.
- Use Conditions
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Descriptive Notes
- Includes 1 scrapbook, 1 RCAF flying log book, and 1 RCAF patch.
- Source
- Archival Accessions