Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Louis Charles Gerken Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Cold War; World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 286th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Army; 343rd Engineer Combat Battalion; 501st Engineer Combat Battalion; 448th Engineer Combat Battalion; 708th Engineer Combat Battalion; 63rd Infantry Division; 574th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
- Location of Service: United States; Camp Carson, Colorado; England; France; Austria; Italy; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Colonel; Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/90455
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Title
- Louis Charles Gerken Collection
Names
- Gerken, Louis Charles
- Veterans Museum at Balboa Park
- Appleton, Rick
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Gerken, Louis Charles
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Cold War -- 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: 286th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Army
- Location of Service: Camp Carson, Colorado; England; France; Austria; Italy; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1944-1946
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran supervised bridge building before and after the end of World War II.
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Cold War
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 343rd Engineer Combat Battalion; 501st Engineer Combat Battalion; 448th Engineer Combat Battalion; 708th Engineer Combat Battalion; 63rd Infantry Division; 574th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
- Location of Service: United States
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Dates of Service: 1946-1985
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served in the Army Material Command; 8th Cavalry Regiment; and Department of the Army.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-04-02; 2012)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2012-08)
- Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2013; 2013)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/90455
Cite as
- Louis Charles Gerken Collection (AFC/2001/001/90455), 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
Service Unit
- 286th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 343rd Engineer Combat Battalion
- 448th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 501st Engineer Combat Battalion
- 574th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
- 63rd Infantry Division
- 708th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 7th Army