William Wallace Kaenzig Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1968

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

4th Marine Division

Location of Service

Quantico, Virginia; San Diego, California; Hawaii; Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands); Iwo Jima; Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands); Pacific Theater

Battles/Campaigns

Kwajalein, Iwo Jima, Saipan, Tinian

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

Prisoner of War

No

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War or Conflict

Cold War

Military Status

Veteran

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

2nd Marine Division

Location of Service

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

Prisoner of War

No

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Marine Corps

Unit of Service

1st Marine Division

Location of Service

Korea

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Digital print [1 item] -- Photographs

Interviewer:

Sheryl Collins

Contributor:

Richlyn Goddard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Atlantic County Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/98972

Subjects:

Kaenzig, William Wallace

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cold War--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

William Wallace Kaenzig Collection
(AFC/2001/001/98972), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress