Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Wilfred Ernest Meinzen Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 603rd Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, 3rd Division, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Fort Thomas, Kentucky; Camp Atterbury, Indiana; Keesler Field, Mississippi; Nashville, Tennessee; Fort Myers, Florida; Oswego, New York; Miami Beach, Florida; Ardmore, Oklahoma; Leiston Airfield, England; Blackpool, England; Germany
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/86704
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About this Item
Title
- Wilfred Ernest Meinzen Collection
Names
- Miskimens, Jeff
- Meinzen, Wilfred Ernest
- Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Daly, Denis W.
Home State
- Ohio
Headings
- - Meinzen, Wilfred Ernest
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 603rd Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, 3rd Division, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Fort Thomas, Kentucky; Camp Atterbury, Indiana; Keesler Field, Mississippi; Nashville, Tennessee; Fort Myers, Florida; Oswego, New York; Miami Beach, Florida; Ardmore, Oklahoma; Leiston Airfield, England; Blackpool, England; Germany
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2010-01-20; 2014-07-21)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2010)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010-01-20; 2010-01-22)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/86704
Cite as
- Wilfred Ernest Meinzen Collection (AFC/2001/001/86704), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Ardmore, Oklahoma
- Blackpool, England
- Camp Atterbury, Indiana
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Fort Thomas, Kentucky
- Germany
- Keesler Field, Mississippi
- Leiston Airfield, England
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Oswego, New York