Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Charles Minus Achinakian Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 3355th Signal Service Battalion
- Location of Service: Bermuda; Azores; Casablanca, Morocco; Algiers, Algeria; Tripoli, Libya; Benghazi, Libya; Cairo, Egypt; Abadan, Iran; Tehran, Iran; Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Bahrain; Tel Aviv, Israel; Alexandria, Egypt; Basra, Iraq; Lydda, Israel; Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Highest Rank: Technician Three
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89651
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About this Item
Title
- Charles Minus Achinakian Collection
Names
- Achinakian, Charles Minus
- Gilroy, Karen R.
Home State
- Texas
Headings
- - Achinakian, Charles Minus
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
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
- Unit of Service: 3355th Signal Service Battalion
- Location of Service: Bermuda; Azores; Casablanca, Morocco; Algiers, Algeria; Tripoli, Libya; Benghazi, Libya; Cairo, Egypt; Abadan, Iran; Tehran, Iran; Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Bahrain; Tel Aviv, Israel; Alexandria, Egypt; Basra, Iraq; Lydda, Israel; Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Highest Rank: Technician Three
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran restored an airport tower to operation after damage was done to its electronic equipment after bombings.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2013-05-05; 2004-01-01)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [11 items] -- Photograph (collected 1943-1945)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [11 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-1946)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/89651
Cite as
- Charles Minus Achinakian Collection (AFC/2001/001/89651), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Abadan, Iran
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Algiers, Algeria
- Azores
- Bahrain
- Basra, Iraq
- Benghazi, Libya
- Bermuda
- Cairo, Egypt
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Lydda, Israel
- Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Tehran, Iran
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Tripoli, Libya