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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: I Company, 3rd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
  • Location of Service: European Theater
  • Highest Rank: Chief Warrant Officer 2
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/675

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James Thomas Lingg Collection
Interview / Recording

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More Resources

[ Military records ]
[ Confidential report on his status as MIA. ]
[ General Orders No. 44 [September 10, 1944] ]
[ Assorted military papers relating to Lingg's being awarded the Bronze Star ]
[ Discharge papers and record of separation ]

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[ Memoirs, "My Wars, World War II-Europe [1944-1945] Korea [1951-1952]" ]
[ Letter from the Selective Service System [December 31, 1942] ]
[ Letter to mother from a German hospital [August 11, 1944] ]
[ Letter to Grace [June 27] ]
[ V-Mail and envelope [September 16 (postmarked October 8) 1943] ]
[ V-mail and envelope [December 22, 1943 (postmarked January 7, 1944)] ]
[ V-mail and envelope, no date (postmarked [October 9, 1943]) ]
[ V-mail and envelope, no date (postmarked [October 24, 1943]) ]
[ Letter awarding him the Combat Infantryman Badge [July 27, 1944] ]
[ News clippings related to his wounding and capture by the Germans ]
[ Medical report from the 30th General Hospital APO 562, U.S. Army [October 21, 1944] ]

About this Item

Title

  • James Thomas Lingg Collection

Names

  • Lingg, James Thomas
  • Matthews, Adrian
  • Lingg, Bertha Jean

Home State

  • Washington (State)

Headings

  • -  Lingg, James Thomas
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  Prisoner of War -- United States
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: I Company, 3rd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
    • Location of Service: European Theater
    • Highest Rank: Chief Warrant Officer 2
    • Dates of Service: 1945-1948
    • Prisoner of War: Yes
    • Military Status: veteran
  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2002-04-02)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- (collected 1944-1952)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [ item] -- (collected 1942-1951)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [7 items] -- (collected 1944-1960)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-04-01)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/675

Cite as

  • James Thomas Lingg Collection (AFC/2001/001/675), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • online text
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Lingg, James Thomas, Adrian Matthews, and Bertha Jean Lingg. James Thomas Lingg Collection. 1945. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00675/.

APA citation style:

Lingg, J. T., Matthews, A. & Lingg, B. J. (1945) James Thomas Lingg Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00675/.

MLA citation style:

Lingg, James Thomas, Adrian Matthews, and Bertha Jean Lingg. James Thomas Lingg Collection. 1945. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00675/>.