William J. Croker, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1945

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Headquarters Company, 108th Regimental Combat Team, 40th Infantry Division

Location of Service

New Britain (Papua, New Guinea); Luzon, Leyte, Mindanao, Panay Island (Philippines); Korea; Pacific Theater

Highest Rank

Technician Five

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Copy photographic print [2 items] -- Photographs

Interviewer:

William Pontarelli

Contributor:

Daniel Brightwell

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Southfield Veterans Commission

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/75881

Subjects:

Croker Jr., William J.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

William J. Croker, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/75881), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress