Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Richard Maynard Irwin Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: H Company, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Livingston, Louisiana; France; Rhineland, Hurtgen Forest, and Berlin, Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/58355
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About this Item
Title
- Richard Maynard Irwin Collection
Names
- Southfield Veterans Commission
- Irwin, Richard Maynard
- Brightwell, Daniel
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Irwin, Richard Maynard
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: H Company, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Livingston, Louisiana; France; Rhineland, Hurtgen Forest, and Berlin, Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran participated in the liberation of the Nordhausen Concentration Camp.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2008-03-26; 2008-03-29)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/58355
Cite as
- Richard Maynard Irwin Collection (AFC/2001/001/58355), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- European Theater
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Fort Livingston, Louisiana
- France
- Rhineland, Hurtgen Forest, and Berlin, Germany