Omer Andersen Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

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:

710th Tank Battalion

Location of Service:

Fort Crook, Nebraska; Leavenworth, Kansas; Camp Polk, Louisiana; San Diego, California; Camp Cook, California; Seattle, Washington; Hawaii; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Angar

Highest Rank:

Private First Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

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

Interviewer:

Katie Hoskinson

Contributor:

Chuck Hagel

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. Senate/Chuck Hagel

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/26687

Subjects:

Andersen, Omer
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Omer Andersen Collection
(AFC/2001/001/26687), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress