Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Audio Recording Carl D. Beck Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: H Company, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
- Location of Service: United States; Europe; Saudi Arabia; Iran; United States; France; Holland; Belgium; Germany
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1985
When his plane was diverted by anti-aircraft fire in the early morning darkness of June 6, paratrooper Carl Beck found himself 12 miles from his original drop zone in Normandy. After several days of playing hide and seek with German troops, Beck found some friendly French peasants, who reunited him with American troops. His second drop, into Holland in September, proved more successful.
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Title
- Carl D. Beck Collection
Names
- Fromm, Annette B.
- Beck, Carl D.
- Hansen, Gregory
Home State
- Georgia
Headings
- - Beck, Carl D.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: H Company, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
- Location of Service: United States; France; Holland; Belgium; Germany
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1963
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: During World War II, veteran served on D-Day (1944); was located in Holland (9/17/1944); was in the Belgium Ardennes during the Battle for Bastogne (1944-1945); and was located in Central Germany (1945). Veteran sustained combat/service-related injuries, but it is not clear from which war.
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Location of Service: United States; Europe; Saudi Arabia; Iran
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1963
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: Beck indicates that he served during the Korean War, but not in Korea. Veteran sustained combat/service-related injuries, but it is not clear from which war.
Materials
- Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected unknown)
- Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected unknown)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-07-11; 1994-12-31)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected unknown)
- Video: MiniDV [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-07-11)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/1985
Cite as
- Carl D. Beck Collection (AFC/2001/001/1985), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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