Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Melvin Earl Biddle Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Company B, 1st Battalion, 517th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team
- Location of Service: Italy; France; Soy, Belgium; Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/89628
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About this Item
Title
- Melvin Earl Biddle Collection
Names
- Wilkerson, Thomas L.
- unknown interviewer
- Biddle, Melvin Earl
- Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (CMOH)
Home State
- Indiana
Headings
- - Biddle, Melvin Earl
- - 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: Company B, 1st Battalion, 517th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team
- Location of Service: Italy; France; Soy, Belgium; Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran earned the Medal of Honor for his service near Soy, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge on 12/23/1944. The veteran notes that he was wounded twice. He held the rank of corporal temporarily but was discharged as a private first class. He notes that he went on active duty on 02/02/1943.
Materials
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-16)
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-16)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Video: Betacam SP [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-09-16)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/89628
Cite as
- Melvin Earl Biddle Collection (AFC/2001/001/89628), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video