Joseph Milton Hand Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Joseph Milton Hand

State of Birth:

GA

Home State:

TN

Gender

Male

Race

White

---

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Fitzsimons General Hospital; 81st Station Hospital

Location of Service

Fort McPherson, Georgia; Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming; Camp Barkeley, Texas; Aurora, Colorado; New Orleans, Louisiana; North Africa; Italy; United States

Highest Rank

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

---

War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1951-1981

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Army Reserve; Martin Army Hospital; 24th Evacuation Hospital; 6th Army Medical Depot; 829th Station Hospital

Location of Service

Fort Benning, Georgia; San Antonio, Texas; Chuncheon, Korea

Highest Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Betacam SP [3 items] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Michael Willie

Contributor:

Sarah Bowen

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/06063

Subjects:

Hand, Joseph Milton

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Joseph Milton Hand Collection
(AFC/2001/001/06063), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress