Biographical Information

Name:

Frank Woodruff Buckles

Date of Birth:

1901

Place of Birth:

Harrison County, MO

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

WV

War or Conflict:

World War I, 1914-1920

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1917-1919

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

1st Fort Riley Casual Detachment

Location of Service:

United States; England; France; Germany

Highest Rank:

Corporal

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran served as an ambulance driver. After the Armistice, Veteran was with a prisoner of war (POW) Escort company returning prisoners back to Germany. Veteran was also held for three years and two months as a Japanese POW during World War II (he was a civilian at this time traveling abroad with his shipping business).

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Typewritten Transcript [1item]

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1item]

Manuscript: Biographical information [1item]

Audio: Cassette Tape [1item]--Oral history interview

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [3items]--Photographs

Interviewer:

Liz McMillen 

Donor:

Liz McMillen

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/1070

Subjects:

Buckles, Frank
World War I, 1914-1920 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Frank Buckles Collection (AFC/2001/001/1070), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress