Miriam Ben-Shalom Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Female

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

Cold War

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1974-1990

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

84th Division; 5091st Reception Battalion

Location of Service:

Fort McClellan, Alabama; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort McCoy and Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran served in the Army Reserves. She was honorably discharged in 1976 and re-enlisted again in 1988.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Manuscript: Periodicals [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [2 items] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Steve Estes

Contributor:

Lara Ballard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/43276

Subjects:

Ben-Shalom, Miriam
Cold War--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Miriam Ben-Shalom Collection
(AFC/2001/001/43276), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress