Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Michael Anthony Accordino Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Company A, 299th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Army
- Location of Service: Camp White, Oregon; Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Pierce, Florida; England; Normandy, France; Germany; Belgium; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Technician Five
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/44573
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Title
- Michael Anthony Accordino Collection
Names
- Panzarella, Joseph
- VA Medical Center, Buffalo, New York
- Accordino, Michael Anthony
Home State
- New York (State)
Headings
- - Accordino, Michael Anthony
- - 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: Company A, 299th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1st Army
- Location of Service: Camp White, Oregon; Fort Lewis, Washington; Fort Pierce, Florida; England; Normandy, France; Germany; Belgium; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Technician Five
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran landed in the first wave (prior to infantry) with Company A on Omaha Beach; he was attached to V Corps. Their mission was to blow fifty-yard gaps in the obstacles set up by the Germans.
Materials
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2002-05-15)
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-12-18)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1993-11-26)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Unit histories [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2002)
- Photograph: Digital print [2 items] -- Photograph (collected 1944)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/44573
Cite as
- Michael Anthony Accordino Collection (AFC/2001/001/44573), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
- image
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Belgium
- Camp White, Oregon
- England
- European Theater
- Fort Lewis, Washington
- Fort Pierce, Florida
- Germany
- Normandy, France