John Philip Manger Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

John Philip Manger

State of Birth:

MI

Home State:

TX

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1946

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

164th Engineer Battalion

Location of Service

Fort Logan, Colorado; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Camp Howze, Texas; Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi; Camp Shanks, New York; England; Normandy, France; Belgium; Germany; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns

Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe

Highest Rank

Captain

Service History Note

The veteran was in Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) in high school and college.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] --

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1 item] --

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1 item] --

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items] --

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1 item] --

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [2 items] --

Photograph: Digital print [7 items] -- Photograph

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)

Manuscript: Maps [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Douglas Manger

Contributor:

Douglas Manger

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/00649

Subjects:

Manger, John Philip

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

John Philip Manger Collection
(AFC/2001/001/00649), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress