Joseph J. Falis Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

555th Signal Air Warning Battalion

Location of Service

Camp Edison, New Jersey; Drew Field, Tampa, Florida; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns

Rhineland, Northern France, Air Offensive Europe, Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion)

Highest Rank

Private First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a radar operator.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Don Moore

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/97208

Subjects:

Falis, Joseph J.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Joseph J. Falis Collection
(AFC/2001/001/97208), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress