Clifford H. Birdsall Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1945

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Anti-Tank Company, 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division; 1st Army

Location of Service

Germany; European Theater; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; England; Texas; Camp Atterbury, Indiana

Battles/Campaigns

Battle of the Bulge

Highest Rank

Corporal

Prisoner of War

Yes

Service History Note

The veteran served as a 57mm anti-tank gun crewman. He was a prisoner of war (POW) from 12/19/1944 to 04/26/1945 at a brick factory clay pit.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Interviewer:

Don Moore

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/98346

Subjects:

Birdsall, Clifford H.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Prisoner of War--United States

Cite as:

Clifford H. Birdsall Collection
(AFC/2001/001/98346), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress