Daniel Altman Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, 3rd Army

Location of Service:

Fort Fisher, North Carolina; Camp Edwards, Massachusetts; Bournemouth, England; Le Havre, Normandy, and St. Lô, France; Bastogne, Belgium

Battles/Campaigns:

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

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran served first in an Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) Gun Battalion, before transfer to an Infantry Battalion; fought in hedgerows in France; served in Dog Red Sector; served in Nuremburg as Guard.

Collection Information

Interviewer:

Sarah Frisch

Contributor:

Julie Johnson

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Missouri State University

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/22794

Subjects:

Altman, Daniel
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Daniel Altman Collection
(AFC/2001/001/22794), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress