Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource William A. Bonsall Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 9th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Camp Wolters, Texas; France; Belgium; Germany; Poland; Soviet Union; Italy
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/23937
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About this Item
Title
- William A. Bonsall Collection
Names
- West Virginia University School of Journalism
- Bonsall, William A.
- Beeson, Joel
- Eller, Lara L.
Home State
- West Virginia
Headings
- - Bonsall, William A.
- - 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: 9th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Camp Wolters, Texas; France; Belgium; Germany; Poland; Soviet Union; Italy
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran escaped from his second prisoner of war (POW) camp, traveling from Warsaw, Poland to Odessa, Russia, Dardanelles, Turkey, Malta and returned to an American-controlled area when he arrived in Naples, Italy.
Materials
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2003; 2003-09-09)
- Photograph: Digital print [11 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph (collected 2003-10-09)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Biography [ item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Clippings [ item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Civilian papers (certificates, forms, wills, etc) [ item] -- (collected unknown)
- Video: DVCPRO [2 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-03)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/23937
Cite as
- William A. Bonsall Collection (AFC/2001/001/23937), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video