Robert Perkins Balch Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Robert Perkins Balch

 

 

Home State:

FL

Note

Veteran was born in Montreal, Canada.

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Cannon Company, 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division, 5th Army

Location of Service

Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Texas; North Africa; Naples, Italy; European Theater

Highest Rank

Private First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Printed Matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Don Moore

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/88421

Subjects:

Balch, Robert Perkins

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Robert Perkins Balch Collection
(AFC/2001/001/88421), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress