Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Audio Recording Jose G. Sol, Jr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 9th Air Force
- Location of Service: Paris, France; England; St. Petersburg, Florida; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/14320
As a teenager, Jose Sol emigrated from his native El Salvador to San Francisco. Two years later, the U.S. entered World War II and Sol felt it his duty to register for the draft. When he was called up in December 1942, he got the thrill of his life when he ran into baseball legend Joe DiMaggio in the armed forces reception center. (DiMaggio was out of baseball for three season while he served.) Sol shipped out to England and landed in France shortly after D-Day. He saw his first and last combat action in the Ruhr Valley in February 1945, but before that, he met a very important person, an 18-year-old French girl who would become his wife after the war.
Jose G. Sol, Jr. Collection
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Title
- Jose G. Sol, Jr. Collection
Names
- Sol Jr., Jose G.
- Jones, Gina
- Veterans History Project
- Library of Congress
Home State
- Florida
Headings
- - Sol Jr., Jose G.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Hispanic
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 9th Air Force
- Location of Service: Paris, France; England; St. Petersburg, Florida; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [1 item] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [ item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-05-27; 2004)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/14320
Cite as
- Jose G. Sol, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/14320), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- audio
- image