Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Carl Albin Hall Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Headquarters Company, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Pacific Theater; Leyte Island (Philippines); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/27180
Infantry Corporal Carl Hall wrote a stunning memoir of his experiences on Okinawa, by far the bloodiest invasion in the Pacific Theater of World War II. His illustrations and written imagery complement each other. The paintings and sketches only hint at the intensity of Hall's prose, which throbs with urgency, bitterness, and dread. For Hall and many other GIs, Okinawa was "the island of fear," as stubborn Japanese forces, aided by a civilian population convinced that victorious Americans would slaughter them, dug in and refused to surrender.
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About this Item
Title
- Carl Albin Hall Collection
Names
- Traver, Sheldon
- Hall, Carl Albin
- Holiday Retirement Corporation
Home State
- Oregon
Headings
- - Hall, Carl Albin
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- 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: Headquarters Company, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Pacific Theater; Leyte Island (Philippines); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- (collected 2004)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/27180
Cite as
- Carl Albin Hall Collection (AFC/2001/001/27180), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image