Paul L. Alexakis Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

52nd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, 6th Army

Location of Service

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Australia; New Guinea; Leyte Island, Philippines; Pacific Theater

Battles/Campaigns

Leyte, New Guinea

Highest Rank

Private First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran volunteered to go behind enemy lines with a forward observer team to direct artillery.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Linda Hughes

Contributor:

Susan Sheeren

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Daughters of the American Revolution, San Jacinto Chapter

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/82012

Subjects:

Alexakis, Paul L.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Paul L. Alexakis Collection
(AFC/2001/001/82012), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress