Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Richard Joseph Heh Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 351st Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Texas; Kearney, Nebraska; RAF Thorpe Abbott, Norfolk, England; European Theater; Stalag Luft III, Germany
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/87986
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Title
- Richard Joseph Heh Collection
Names
- Shorak, B.J.
- National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
- Heh, Michael
- Heh, Richard Joseph
Home State
- New Jersey
Headings
- - Heh, Richard Joseph
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 351st Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Texas; Kearney, Nebraska; RAF Thorpe Abbott, Norfolk, England; European Theater; Stalag Luft III, Germany
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was shot down 05/11/1944 over Liege, Belgium. He was a prisoner of war (POW) in Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 1996-01-08; 2002-06-09)
- Manuscript: Diaries and journals [2 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 1944-1945)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2010-06-03)
- Photograph: Digital print [19 items] -- Photograph (collected 1943-1944)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/87986
Cite as
- Richard Joseph Heh Collection (AFC/2001/001/87986), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- European Theater
- Kearney, Nebraska
- RAF Thorpe Abbott, Norfolk, England
- Stalag Luft III, Germany
- Texas