George L. Eyster Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1940-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

National Guard

Location of Service

Normandy, France; European Theater; Ireland; England; St. Lo, France; Leipzig, Germany; Paris, France; Remagen, Germany; Alexandria, Louisiana; Fort Dix, New Jersey

Battles/Campaigns

Rhineland, Central Europe, Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion), Northern France, Ardennes

Highest Rank

Technician Five

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) before the war.

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/2001/001/98465

Subjects:

Eyster, George L.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

George L. Eyster Collection
(AFC/2001/001/98465), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress