Donald W. Applegate Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1946

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

289th Regiment, 75th Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Camp Rucker, Alabama; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort McClellan, Alabama; England; France

Battles/Campaigns:

Battle of the Bulge, Colmar Pocket, Ruhr Pocket

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [1 item] --Photographs

Interviewer:

Andrew Fisher

Contributor:

Thomas Barden

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

University of Toledo   College of Arts and Sciences

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/38185

Subjects:

Applegate, Donald W.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Donald W. Applegate Collection
(AFC/2001/001/38185), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress