Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Kenneth Ambrose Schaeffer Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Company A, 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division
- Location of Service: Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Watertown, New York; California; Camp Bowie, Texas; England; France; Germany; Camp Croft, South Carolina
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/63116
Interview / Recording
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About this Item
Title
- Kenneth Ambrose Schaeffer Collection
Names
- Schaeffer, Kenneth Ambrose
- Taggert, Edward A.
- Berks Community Television (BCTV)
Home State
- Pennsylvania
Headings
- - Schaeffer, Kenneth Ambrose
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
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: Company A, 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division
- Location of Service: Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Watertown, New York; California; Camp Bowie, Texas; England; France; Germany; Camp Croft, South Carolina
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was taken as a prisoner of war in France in 1945.
Materials
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2007-04-17; 2007-05-15)
- Video: Digital File [ item] -- (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/63116
Cite as
- Kenneth Ambrose Schaeffer Collection (AFC/2001/001/63116), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- California
- Camp Bowie, Texas
- Camp Croft, South Carolina
- Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- England
- Fort Knox, Kentucky
- France
- Germany
- Watertown, New York