Bartholomew, Calvin Henry, 1917-1991
Dates
- Existence: 1917 - 1991
Biographical History
Calvin Henry Bartholomew (1917-1991) was a U.S. Army veteran, husband, and father.
Calvin Henry Bartholomew was born on January 8, 1917 in Fayette, Utah to parents Ray Clavin and Martha Louise Wintch Bartholomew. He served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany and Austria from the years 1937-1939. He served as a member of the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 in North Africa, Maryland, and Europe. He spent a good deal of his service interrogating German prisoners of war.
He married June Barton on December 20, 1941 in Manti, Utah. Together they had eight children.
Bartholomew passed away on February 13, 1991 in Friedricksdorf, Germany while he and his wife were serving a family history mission at the Germany genealogy service center. He is buried in Provo, Utah.
Citation:
DeseretNews, via WWW, February 5, 2015 (Calvin Henry Bartholomew was born on January 8, 1917 in Fayette, Utah to parents Ray Clavin and Martha Louise Wintch Bartholomew; married June Barton on December 20, 1941 in Manti, Utah; had eight children; passed away on February 13, 1991 in Friedricksdorf, Germany while he and his wife were serving a family history mission at the Germany genealogy service center; buried in Provo, Utah).UPBfiles, February 5, 2015 (He served an LDS Mission in Germany and Austria from the years 1937-1939).
AmericanFolklifeCenter, via WWW, February 5, 2015 (He served as a member of the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 in North Africa, Maryland, and Europe).
Don E. Norton interviews with veterans, approximately 1990-2017 (interrogated German POWs)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Calvin Henry Bartholomew scrapbook
Contains a scrapbook from Bartholomew's mission. It features pictures of all the elders in the West German Mission that served with Clavin. Also contains a few notes explaining contents within the scrapbook. Materials are dated 1937-1939.
Mission and World War II experiences / Calvin Henry Bartholomew, approximately 1985-1989
Self interview of Calvin Henry Bartholomew Sr., dated approximately 1985 to 1989. Includes a transcript with accompanying index, and a photocopy of a photograph of Calvin in military uniform.