The materials are arranged chronologically.
RARE.2018.0047: Purchase, 2018 March
[identification of item], Paul Shartle Papers, SPEC.RARE.0240, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
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Processed by: Sara Fuetter, 2018 April; Finding aid written by: Sara Fuetter, 2018 April
Paul J. Shartle, Jr. (1920–2016) was a sergeant in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. Having earned his Bachelor of Music Education from Otterbein University in 1942, Shartle enlisted in the Air Corps in June that same year, and volunteered to create the 361st Army Air Forces Band (later renamed the 661st Air Force Band in 1948). During the war, he was in charge of the band's weekly duties while it travelled throughout Ohio. Shartle was discharged in 1946.
After the war, Shartle settled in Kettering, Ohio with his wife, Dorothy, and their two sons. He taught in Kettering Local Schools, and remained active in local musical groups the rest of his life.
The Paul Shartle Papers contain materials created during and after World War II relating to both United States Army Air Force serviceman Sergeant Paul Shartle and the 361st Army Air Force Band (later renamed the 661st Air Force Band). Materials include a journal Shartle wrote in during 1945; a family scrapbook depicting the early years of his marriage and post-war life; correspondence to Shartle from his parents, fiancée Dorothy ("Dottie"), and friends; and materials relating to the band's formation and daily activities. The collection dates from 1942-1956 and 1980-1981.