Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Mortimer M. Hughes, Jr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: C Company, 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division; A Company,
- Location of Service: Camp Croft, South Carolina; Scotland; England; St. Vith, Belgium; Bonn and Hamburg, Germany; Omaha Beach, Normandy, France; Holland
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/9002
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About this Item
Title
- Mortimer M. Hughes, Jr. Collection
Names
- Hughes Jr., Mortimer M.
- Fowler, Carol R.
- National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (Center for US War Veterans Oral Histories)
Home State
- New Jersey
Headings
- - Hughes Jr., Mortimer M.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
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: C Company, 23rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division; A Company,
- Location of Service: Camp Croft, South Carolina; Scotland; England; St. Vith, Belgium; Bonn and Hamburg, Germany; Omaha Beach, Normandy, France; Holland
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Dates of Service: 1944-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was a German prisoner of war (POW) for 97days. Veteran sustained 30 to 38 pieces of shrapnel from his ankles to knees.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-30; 2007-12-31)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2003-05-23)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/9002
Cite as
- Mortimer M. Hughes, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/9002), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Bonn and Hamburg, Germany
- Camp Croft, South Carolina
- England
- Holland
- Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
- Scotland
- St. Vith, Belgium