Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Robert A. Burns Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Company B, 310th Engineer Combat Battalion, 85th Division; American North Russia Expeditionary Force (ANREF); American Expeditionary Force North Russia (AEFNR)
- Location of Service: Camp Custer, Michigan; England; Bakaritza, Russia; Arkhangelsk (Archangel), Russia; Tulgas, Russia
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/64342
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About this Item
Title
- Robert A. Burns Collection
Names
- Morrison, Abraham
- Burns, Robert A.
- Press, James
- Northwestern Michigan College (NMC)
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Burns, Robert A.
- - World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Company B, 310th Engineer Combat Battalion, 85th Division; American North Russia Expeditionary Force (ANREF); American Expeditionary Force North Russia (AEFNR)
- Location of Service: Camp Custer, Michigan; England; Bakaritza, Russia; Arkhangelsk (Archangel), Russia; Tulgas, Russia
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Dates of Service: 1918-1919
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served on the Polar Bear Expedition (also known as the Northern Russian Expedition, the American North Russia Expeditionary Force (ANREF) or the American Expeditionary Force North Russia (AEFNR) as part of Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War against the Bolsheviks.
Materials
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1975)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2008-11-25; 2008-12-04)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2008-11-25; 2010-06-22)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2008-11-25)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/64342
Cite as
- Robert A. Burns Collection (AFC/2001/001/64342), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- online text
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
Service Unit
- 310th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 85th Division
- American Expeditionary Force North Russia (Aefnr)
- American North Russia Expeditionary Force (Anref)
- Company B