Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Merwin Edward Andrews Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Parachute Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
- Location of Service: Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Holland; Germany; France
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/84255
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About this Item
Title
- Merwin Edward Andrews Collection
Names
- Weisel, Robert J.
- Central Connecticut State University
- Andrews, Merwin Edward
- McGuckin, Briana
Home State
- Connecticut
Headings
- - Andrews, Merwin Edward
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- 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, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Parachute Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
- Location of Service: Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Holland; Germany; France
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran sustained combat service-related injuries from shrapnel.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2011-01-25)
- Photograph: Digital print [10 items] -- Photograph (collected 1943-2012)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1963-1994)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945-09-21)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 2011-12-16)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/84255
Cite as
- Merwin Edward Andrews Collection (AFC/2001/001/84255), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video