Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Joseph Lawrence Decenzo Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Air Force; Army
- Unit of Service: C Company, 701st Tank Destroyers Battalion, 5th Armored Division
- Location of Service: Indiana, Pennsylvania; Fort Meade, Maryland; Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia; Camp Wheeler, Georgia; Casablanca, Morocco; Naples, Italy; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; Shaw AFB, South Carolina
- Highest Rank: Chief Master Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/84572
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About this Item
Title
- Joseph Lawrence Decenzo Collection
Names
- Decenzo, Joseph Lawrence
- Coastal Carolina University, Center for Military and Veterans Studies
- Gragg, Rod
Home State
- Maryland
Headings
- - Decenzo, Joseph Lawrence
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Air Force.
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: C Company, 701st Tank Destroyers Battalion, 5th Armored Division
- Location of Service: Indiana, Pennsylvania; Fort Meade, Maryland; Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia; Camp Wheeler, Georgia; Casablanca, Morocco; Naples, Italy; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
- Highest Rank: Chief Master Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1941-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Air Force
- Location of Service: Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; Shaw AFB, South Carolina
- Dates of Service: 1950-1978
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served in the Air Force National Guard from 1955-1978.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010-11-23)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/84572
Cite as
- Joseph Lawrence Decenzo Collection (AFC/2001/001/84572), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
- Camp Wheeler, Georgia
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
- Fort Meade, Maryland
- Indiana, Pennsylvania
- Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
- Naples, Italy
- Shaw AFB, South Carolina