Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing John Russell Armstrong Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Headquarters and Service Company, 776th Amphibious Tank Battalion
- Location of Service: Fort Dix, New Jersey; Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania; Honolulu, Hawaii; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Technician Five
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/93342
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About this Item
Title
- John Russell Armstrong Collection
Names
- Reid, Jill Jarvis
- Armstrong, John Russell
Home State
- North Carolina
Headings
- - Armstrong, John Russell
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
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
- Unit of Service: Headquarters and Service Company, 776th Amphibious Tank Battalion
- Location of Service: Fort Dix, New Jersey; Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania; Honolulu, Hawaii; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Technician Five
- Dates of Service: 1940-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-2013; 2012; 2013)
- Manuscript: Clippings [4 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1940)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [2 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1941-06)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1946-01)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [13 items] -- Photograph (collected 1940-1946)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/93342
Cite as
- John Russell Armstrong Collection (AFC/2001/001/93342), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Fort DIX, New Jersey
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Pacific Theater