James F. Burdsall, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

Unspecified

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1945

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Company B, 487th Port Battalion, 5th Bridge Engineers

Location of Service

England; France; Belgium; Germany; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion) Omaha Beach, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland

Highest Rank

Private First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [7 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)

Photograph: Digital print [1 item] -- Photographs

Interviewer:

Stephen Jasiecki

Contributor:

Richlyn Goddard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Atlantic County Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/102413

Subjects:

Burdsall Jr., James F.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

James F. Burdsall, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/102413), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress