Melvin Earl Biddle Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Melvin Earl Biddle

State of Birth:

IN

Home State:

IN

Note

MV01 contains an interview with Robert Martin Patterson AFC 2001/001/89765. MV03 contains an interview with Gary George Wetzel AFC 2001/001/89821.

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Company B, 1st Battalion, 517th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team

Location of Service

Italy; France; Soy, Belgium; Germany; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns

Battle of the Bulge

Highest Rank

Private First Class

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service near Soy, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge on 12/23/1944. The veteran notes that he was wounded twice. He held the rank of corporal temporarily but was discharged as a private first class. He notes that he went on active duty on 02/02/1943.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

unknown interviewer

Contributor:

Thomas Wilkerson

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/89628

Subjects:

Biddle, Melvin Earl

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Melvin Earl Biddle Collection
(AFC/2001/001/89628), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress