Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Fred D. Welch, Sr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 336th Engineer Combat Battalion, 5th Engineer Special Brigade
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/10199
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About this Item
Title
- Fred D. Welch, Sr. Collection
Names
- Capital Senior Center
- Seminara, Cheryl
- Welch Sr., Fred D.
Home State
- South Carolina
Headings
- - Welch Sr., Fred D.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
Form
- MiniDV
Extent
- 2 items
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: 336th Engineer Combat Battalion, 5th Engineer Special Brigade
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: Landed on Omaha Beach, 6/6/1944 from Omaha Beach to crossing the Elbe River at Bleckede, Germany.
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: MiniDV [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-04-29)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/10199
Cite as
- Fred D. Welch, Sr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/10199), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Belgium
- Bleckede, Germany
- Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
- England
- European Theater
- Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Holland
- Japan
- Omaha Beach, France
- Panama