Stewart Barr Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Stewart Barr

State of Birth:

VT

Home State:

VT

Note:

This interview was conducted by Veterans History Project volunteers on the National Mall in Washington, DC during the National World War II Reunion: Tribute to a Generation, May 27-30, 2004. Interviews in this group range from one minute to 25 minutes in length.

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1946

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

517th Port Battalion

Location of Service:

Omaha Beach, France; Ardennes, Belgium

Battles/Campaigns:

Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion), Battle of the Bulge

Highest Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item]

Interviewer:

Megan Bradley

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/12928

Subjects:

Barr, Stewart
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Stewart Barr Collection
(AFC/2001/001/12928), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress