Bertran F. Wallace Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Bertran F. Wallace

State of Birth:

TX

Home State:

FL

Gender

Male

Race

Black or African American

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1978

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Battalion and Prisoner of War (POW) Command, 743rd Military Police Detachment, Military Police Corps

Location of Service

Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort Devens, Massachusetts; North Africa; Italy; New York; Korea

Highest Rank

Major

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran worked as a Copy Cutter for the Army newspaper, "Stars and Stripes".

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1978

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Battalion and Prisoner of War (POW) Command, 743rd Military Police

Location of Service

Koje-do Island, Korea

Highest Rank

Major

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [2 items] -- Reference copy

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

Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording

Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript

Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy

Interviewer:

Brenda Breter

Contributor:

Bertran Wallace

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/01649

Subjects:

Wallace, Bertran F.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Bertran F. Wallace Collection
(AFC/2001/001/01649), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress