James Walter Hale Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

James Walter Hale

State of Birth:

TN

Home State:

TN

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1944-1946

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Company G, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Location of Service

European Theater

Highest Rank

Private First Class

Prisoner of War

No

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1951-1953

Entrance into Service

Commissioned

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Company B, 2nd Engineering Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division

Location of Service

Korea

Highest Rank

First Lieutenant

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Artifact: Artifact photocopy [1 item] -- Foreign currency

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [10 items] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Memoirs [2 items] --

Manuscript: Maps [3 items] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Digital print [24 items] -- Photograph

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

Interviewer:

Michael Willie

Contributor:

Sarah Bowen

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/19898

Subjects:

Hale, James Walter

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

James Walter Hale Collection
(AFC/2001/001/19898), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress