Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Carl Lennart Thorson Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Medical Detachment, B Company, 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Cheyenne, Wyoming; Fort Robinson, Nebraska; Little Rock, Arkansas; Fort Ord and Camp San Luis Obispo, California; Durham and Raleigh, North Carolina; England; Nancy, Omaha Beach and St. Lô, France; Brigham General Hospital, Utah; Camp Carson, Colorado
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/43134
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Title
- Carl Lennart Thorson Collection
Names
- Thorson, Carl Lennart
- Thorson-Hartegan, Carol
- Lona Thorson
- Jeanne Breggren
Home State
- Nebraska
Headings
- - Thorson, Carl Lennart
- - 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: Medical Detachment, B Company, 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Cheyenne, Wyoming; Fort Robinson, Nebraska; Little Rock, Arkansas; Fort Ord and Camp San Luis Obispo, California; Durham and Raleigh, North Carolina; England; Nancy, Omaha Beach and St. Lô, France; Brigham General Hospital, Utah; Camp Carson, Colorado
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1941-1945
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2006-04-08)
- Manuscript: Clippings [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [7 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/43134
Cite as
- Carl Lennart Thorson Collection (AFC/2001/001/43134), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Brigham General Hospital, Utah
- Camp Carson, Colorado
- Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Durham and Raleigh, North Carolina
- England
- Fort Ord and Camp San Luis Obispo, California
- Fort Robinson, Nebraska
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Nancy, Omaha Beach and St. Lô, France