Kermit A. Bushur Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Kermit A. Bushur

State of Birth:

IL

Home State:

FL

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Khaki Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) (Merrill's Marauders)

Location of Service

Bombay, India; Calcutta, India; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Scott Field, St. Louis, Missouri; Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas; Camp Lion, Mt. Oran; HMT Rohna; 20th General Hospital; Miami, Florida; Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Highest Rank

Private

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] --

Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] --

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] --

Photograph: Digital print [4 items] -- Photograph

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] --

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy

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

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

Interviewer:

Carrie Schneider

Contributor:

Philip Piazza

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Merrill's Marauders Association

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/29937

Subjects:

Bushur, Kermit A.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Kermit A. Bushur Collection
(AFC/2001/001/29937), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress