Walter David Ehlers Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Walter David Ehlers

State of Birth:

KS

Home State:

CA

Note

Veteran's biographical form lists race/ethnicity as "Protestant." MV04 contains an interview with Gary L. Littrell AFC 2001/001/89725. MV06 contains an interview with Michael E. Thornton AFC 2001/001/89788.

Gender

Male

Race

Other

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1940-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

7th Infantry Division; 3rd Infantry Division; 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Location of Service

Fort Ord, California; Fort Lewis, Washington; Camp Pickett, Virginia; Africa; Sicily; France; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion), Operation Torch, Operation Husky

Highest Rank

Second Lieutenant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service near Goville, France, 06/09/1944 to 06/10/1944.

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

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

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

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

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

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Interviewer:

unknown interviewer

Contributor:

Thomas Wilkerson

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/89674

Subjects:

Ehlers, Walter David

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Walter David Ehlers Collection
(AFC/2001/001/89674), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress