Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing George I. Balas Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Medical Corps
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; Guam; Great Lakes, Illinois
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/38030
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About this Item
Title
- George I. Balas Collection
Names
- Witt, Gary
- Lausanne Collegiate School
- Goldsmith, Grier
- Balas, George I.
Home State
- Tennessee
Headings
- - Balas, George I.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Cold War -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: Medical Corps
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; Guam; Great Lakes, Illinois
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1957-1977
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was also part of the underground resistance movement in Nazi-occupied Hungary (1944-45).
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Location of Service: San Diego, California; Guam; Great Lakes, Illinois
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1957-1977
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a flight surgeon and Anesthesiologist. During World War II, he was part of the anti-Nazi resistance movement in Hungary. In the post-war period, he worked as an interpreter for the 63rd Signal Battalion, US Army.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-11-12; 2003-12-31)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2004-10-27)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/38030
Cite as
- George I. Balas Collection (AFC/2001/001/38030), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video