LEON P. GRANACKI WORLD WAR II COLLECTION

M/Sgt. Leon P. Granacki served in World War II in G3 Intelligence Division Headquarters in the South Pacific’s Guadalcanal, Northern Solomons, and Southern Philippines campaigns. He is noted for having designed the shoulder patch of the Americal Division, the US Army’s only named division. 

Oversized scrapbook filled with original maps, watercolors, photos, personal newspaper clippings, flyers and other documents 

46 original watercolor paintings of jungle scenery and camp 

A captured Japanese bayonet and Filipino Itak knife

Full Army uniform

Binder of over 200 personal letters and postcards (18 in Polish) sent home to Leon Granacki’s extended Polish American family in Chicago reveal his longing for family, shared holidays, fishing, and a woman to love. 

Nine hand-drawn original maps illustrating enemy situations in the Guadalcanal and Bougainville campaigns 

“Most Secret – Memoirs from a Doughboy’s Past” share Leon’s private thoughts and feelings thorough captioned sketches and drawings

Personal items