Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Alexander L. DiSanto Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 1st Battalion Headquarters, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
- Location of Service: Pennsylvania; Nebraska; Alabama; Liverpool, Dempo, and Fairfax, England; Algiers, Algeria; Iran; Naples, Italy; Normandy, France; Ardennes; Rhineland and Berlin, Germany
- Highest Rank: Technician Five
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/8984
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About this Item
Title
- Alexander L. DiSanto Collection
Names
- National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (Center for US War Veterans Oral Histories)
- Fowler, Carol R.
- DiSanto, Alexander L.
Home State
- New Jersey
Headings
- - DiSanto, Alexander L.
- - 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: 1st Battalion Headquarters, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
- Location of Service: Pennsylvania; Nebraska; Alabama; Liverpool, Dempo, and Fairfax, England; Algiers, Algeria; Iran; Naples, Italy; Normandy, France; Ardennes; Rhineland and Berlin, Germany
- Highest Rank: Technician Five
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-23; 2007-12-31)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945-12-19)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/8984
Cite as
- Alexander L. DiSanto Collection (AFC/2001/001/8984), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Alabama
- Algiers, Algeria
- Ardennes
- Iran
- Liverpool, Dempo, and Fairfax, England
- Naples, Italy
- Nebraska
- Normandy, France
- Pennsylvania
- Rhineland and Berlin, Germany
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit
- 17th Airborne Division
- 1st Battalion Headquarters
- 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 82nd Airborne Division
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company