Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Walter B. Stevens Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 77th Field Artillery Regiment; 634th Field Artillery Battalion
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1153
Walter Stevens spent 33 months in combat in Europe, much of it in the Italian Campaign. He experienced the invasion of Sicily and Anzio and would enter Rome as part of the liberating army on June 2, 1944. Stevens's intense experiences, including nearly losing his best friend at Anzio, lend weight to his critical assessment of tactical decisions made at Anzio. His artillery unit would be stalled on the same piece of land for four months, providing an easy target for the Germans and their artillery.
Walter B. Stevens Collection
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About this Item
Title
- Walter B. Stevens Collection
Names
- Stevens, Walter B.
- Stevens, Paul
Home State
- Iowa
Headings
- - Stevens, Walter B.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 77th Field Artillery Regiment; 634th Field Artillery Battalion
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran contracted malaria while in the service.
Materials
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2001-08-07)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2001-08-07)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2001-08-07; 2007-11-07)
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2001-08-07; 2007-06-29)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2001-08-07)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/1153
Cite as
- Walter B. Stevens Collection (AFC/2001/001/1153), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- image
- online text
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Austria
- Camp Bowie, Texas
- Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- Fort Snelling, Minnesota
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- North Africa
- Sicily