Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Robert Albin Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Troop A, 18th Mechanized Calvary Reconnaissance Battalion, 14th Calvary Group, 2nd Division
- Location of Service: Camp Cooke, California; Fort Moore, California; Camp Beale, California; Camp Maxey, Texas; Camp White, Oregon; Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts; Camp Shanks, New York; Fort Lewis, Washington; Camp Lucky Strike, France; Belgium; Germany
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/60577
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Title
- Robert Albin Collection
Names
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center & Nursing Home, Sepulveda, California
- James, Becky
- Davis, Vance
- Albin, Robert
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Albin, Robert
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
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
- Unit of Service: Troop A, 18th Mechanized Calvary Reconnaissance Battalion, 14th Calvary Group, 2nd Division
- Location of Service: Camp Cooke, California; Fort Moore, California; Camp Beale, California; Camp Maxey, Texas; Camp White, Oregon; Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts; Camp Shanks, New York; Fort Lewis, Washington; Camp Lucky Strike, France; Belgium; Germany
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2007-09-05; 2008-07-27)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/60577
Cite as
- Robert Albin Collection (AFC/2001/001/60577), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Belgium
- Camp Beale, California
- Camp Cooke, California
- Camp Lucky Strike, France
- Camp Maxey, Texas
- Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts
- Camp Shanks, New York
- Camp White, Oregon
- Fort Lewis, Washington
- Fort Moore, California
- Germany