Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material James Hamilton Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 86th Infantry Division; 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force
- Location of Service: Gainesville, Texas; Sheppard Field, Texas; Las Vegas, Nevada; MacDill Field, Florida; Langley Field, Virginia; Italy; Stalag Luft VIIA, Germany
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/39660
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About this Item
Title
- James Hamilton Collection
Names
- Elbaum, Phillip L.
- Hamilton, James
- VA Medical Center, Edward Hines Jr. Hospital, Hines, Illinois
Headings
- - Hamilton, James
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
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 Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 86th Infantry Division; 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force
- Location of Service: Gainesville, Texas; Sheppard Field, Texas; Las Vegas, Nevada; MacDill Field, Florida; Langley Field, Virginia; Italy; Stalag Luft VIIA, Germany
- Dates of Service: 1943
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was shot down on his twenty-sixth mission in a B-17 bomber.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2002-04-19; 2013-06-19)
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-04-19)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/39660
Cite as
- James Hamilton Collection (AFC/2001/001/39660), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Gainesville, Texas
- Italy
- Langley Field, Virginia
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Macdill Field, Florida
- Sheppard Field, Texas
- Stalag Luft Viia, Germany