Jesse A. Beazley Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Jesse A. Beazley

State of Birth:

KY

Home State:

KY

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division

Location of Service

England; France; Luxembourg; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Czechoslovakia; Omaha Beach, France; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion)

Highest Rank

Private First Class

Service History Note

The veteran was part of first wave to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Self-interview

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [3 items] -- Photograph

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

Audio: Audio Cassette [2 items] -- Reference copy

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

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Self-interview

Interviewer:

self-interview

Contributor:

Jesse Beazley

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/10474

Subjects:

Beazley, Jesse A.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Jesse A. Beazley Collection
(AFC/2001/001/10474), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress