Earl Ralph Kelly Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1939-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

D Company, 115th Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard; Company I, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

Location of Service

Fort Meade, Maryland; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; England; Normandy, France; Holland; Bastogne, Belgium; Germany; Austria

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion), Battle of the Bulge (Bastogne)

Highest Rank

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War

Yes

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Hi-8/Digital 8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document

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

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [3 items] -- Photograph

Interviewer:

Kathy Abey

Contributor:

Wayne Gilchrest

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/Wayne Gilchrest

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/47498

Subjects:

Kelly, Earl Ralph

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Prisoner of War--United States

Cite as:

Earl Ralph Kelly Collection
(AFC/2001/001/47498), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress