Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Robert Barrett Gruen Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 207th Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft; 3rd Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division; Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Location of Service: Camp Stewart, Georgia; Washington, DC; Camp Davis, North Carolina; Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; Fort Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Southampton, England; Dijon, France; Le Havre, France; Liege, Belgium; Rhine River, Germany; Ruhr River, Germany; Holland
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/31401
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About this Item
Title
- Robert Barrett Gruen Collection
Names
- Gruen, Robert Barrett
- U.S. House of Representatives/Wayne Gilchrest
- Gilchrest, Wayne
- Abey, Kathy
Home State
- Maryland
Headings
- - Gruen, Robert Barrett
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
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: 207th Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft; 3rd Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division; Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Location of Service: Camp Stewart, Georgia; Washington, DC; Camp Davis, North Carolina; Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; Fort Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Southampton, England; Dijon, France; Le Havre, France; Liege, Belgium; Rhine River, Germany; Ruhr River, Germany; Holland
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1940-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran also served in the Medical Administrative Corps. He joined the 7th Regiment of the National Guard in 11/1940. When the Guard was nationalized in 02/1941, he left for Camp Stewart, Georgia. After maneuvers in North Carolina in the fall he was transferred to the 85th Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) from the 207th CAAA. In 11/1942, he attended Officer Candidate School in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. When he was commissioned in January, he was assigned to a Reception Center at Fort Custer in Battle Creek, Michigan which was then moved to Fort Sheridan, Illinois. He then spent time in England and Belgium before being assigned to the 30th Division which took him across the Rhine River and up to the Ruhr River where he was hospitalized for a serious arm infection. Served with a medical supply depot in Liege, Belgium. He was shipped home when the war ended traveling through Le Havre, France and Southampton, England and discharged in 2/1946.
Materials
- Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- Portrait (collected 2003-07-08)
- Video: Hi-8/Digital 8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-07-08)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1946-1947)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/31401
Cite as
- Robert Barrett Gruen Collection (AFC/2001/001/31401), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Camp Davis, North Carolina
- Camp Stewart, Georgia
- Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
- Dijon, France
- Fort Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan
- Fort Sheridan, Illinois
- Holland
- Le Havre, France
- Liege, Belgium
- Rhine River, Germany
- Ruhr River, Germany
- Southampton, England
- Washington, DC
Service Unit
- 119th Infantry Regiment
- 207th Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft
- 30th Infantry Division
- 3rd Battalion
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center