Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Norman Wesley Achen Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Santa Ana Air Base, California; Marana Field, Arizona; Luke Field, Arizona; Barstow, Florida; Debden, England; Frankfurt, Germany; Sagan, Germany; Stalag Luft III, Germany; Nuremberg, Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/48504
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About this Item
Title
- Norman Wesley Achen Collection
Names
- Achen, Norman Wesley
- Cox, Carl Raymond
- VA Medical Center, San Diego, California
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Achen, Norman Wesley
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Santa Ana Air Base, California; Marana Field, Arizona; Luke Field, Arizona; Barstow, Florida; Debden, England; Frankfurt, Germany; Sagan, Germany; Stalag Luft III, Germany; Nuremberg, Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2005-12-07; 2006-11-15)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2005-12-07)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/48504
Cite as
- Norman Wesley Achen Collection (AFC/2001/001/48504), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Barstow, Florida
- Debden, England
- European Theater
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Luke Field, Arizona
- Marana Field, Arizona
- Nuremberg, Germany
- Sagan, Germany
- Santa Ana Air Base, California
- Stalag Luft III, Germany