Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Leo Hyman Adelman Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: A Company, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Camp Croft, South Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia; Fort Drum, New York; Africa; Sicily; Italy; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/92742
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About this Item
Title
- Leo Hyman Adelman Collection
Names
- Godwin, Elizabeth
- Davis, Vance
- Adelman, Leo Hyman
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center & Nursing Home, Sepulveda, California
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Adelman, Leo Hyman
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: A Company, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Camp Croft, South Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia; Fort Drum, New York; Africa; Sicily; Italy; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was captured by Germans after beach landing at Anzio and held as prisoner of war (POW).
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2013-11-07; 2013-11-07)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 2014-01-02; 2014-01-02)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [28 items] -- Photograph (collected 1942-2013)
- Manuscript: Clippings [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-1945)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [8 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 1944-1945)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [5 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-1945)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-2013)
- Manuscript: Periodicals [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-1946)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/92742
Cite as
- Leo Hyman Adelman Collection (AFC/2001/001/92742), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Africa
- Camp Croft, South Carolina
- European Theater
- Fort Drum, New York
- Italy
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Sicily