Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Louis Amster Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 720th Bomb Squadron, 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force
- Location of Service: Manduria, Italy; Ploesti, Romania; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1314
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About this Item
Title
- Louis Amster Collection
Names
- Library of Congress
- Amster, Louis
- Richardson, Matthew Jacob
Home State
- Maryland
Headings
- - Amster, Louis
- - 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: 720th Bomb Squadron, 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force
- Location of Service: Manduria, Italy; Ploesti, Romania; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1942-1946
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was a bombardier in a B-24 Liberator bomber based in Manduria, Italy. He was shot down in a raid over Ploesti, Romania and held in a Romanian prisoner of war (POW) camp for several months before being released. He received a Purple Heart after being injured in an airplane accident in Italy.
Materials
- Video: Video-8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-08-03; 2002)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [4 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [4 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected unknown)
- Video: Video-8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-08-03; 2002)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/1314
Cite as
- Louis Amster Collection (AFC/2001/001/1314), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video