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Albert Hassenzahl, age 21.

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: C Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
  • Location of Service: Camp Livingston, Louisiana; Fort Benning, Georgia; England; Normandy, France; Holland; Bastogne, Belgium; Germany
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/5222

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"I thought that I was the only GI to land on the coast of Normandy." (Audio interview, 15:16)

When paratrooper Albert Hassenzahl landed in France in the early morning darkness of June 6, 1944, he wasn't alone. But for a moment, with no one--friend or foe--visible, it did seem that way. He was wounded a short time later and evacuated, but he returned to Europe to participate in the Market Garden operation and the Battle of the Bulge. Hassenzahl recorded his war memories years later, alone in his study, after a younger neighbor's casual remark prompted him to realize the historical importance of what he had experienced.

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About this Item

Title

  • Albert M. Hassenzahl Collection

Names

  • Jones, Tamara
  • Hassenzahl, Albert M.
  • Fisher, Andrew L.
  • University of Toledo

Home State

  • Ohio

Headings

  • -  Hassenzahl, Albert M.
  • -  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

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: C Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
    • Location of Service: Camp Livingston, Louisiana; Fort Benning, Georgia; England; Normandy, France; Holland; Bastogne, Belgium; Germany
    • Highest Rank: Captain
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1945
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Audio: Audio Cassette [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected 2004-12-30; 2004-12-30)
  • Audio: CD [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected unknown)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [3 items] -- Photograph (collected 1898-2004)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2006-07-03)
  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2006-07-03; 2002-07-05)
  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2006-03-20; 2006-03-20)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/5222

Cite as

  • Albert M. Hassenzahl Collection (AFC/2001/001/5222), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Jones, Tamara, Albert M Hassenzahl, Andrew L Fisher, and University Of Toledo. Albert M. Hassenzahl Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.05222/.

APA citation style:

Jones, T., Hassenzahl, A. M., Fisher, A. L. & University Of Toledo. (1942) Albert M. Hassenzahl Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.05222/.

MLA citation style:

Jones, Tamara, et al. Albert M. Hassenzahl Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.05222/>.