Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

CA

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1945

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Company C, 118th Engineer Combat Battalion, 43rd Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Luzon (Philippines); New Guinea; Pacific Theater

Highest Rank:

Private First Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

Yes

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Original photographic print [27 items] --Photograph

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Mixed (Multiple types of manuscripts) [5 items] --Handwritten document

Donor:

Benjamin Barros

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/31178

Subjects:

Barros, Benjamin
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Benjamin Barros Collection (AFC/2001/001/31178), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress