Burton Abramowitz Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

552nd Field Artillery Battalion

Location of Service:

France; Belgium; Germany; Holland

Highest Rank:

Technician Four

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Activation of unit 8/15/1943 from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Arrived in Normandy, France 6/28/1944 and supported VIII Corps and VII Corps through 5/15/1945.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: S-VHS-C [1 item] --Oral history interview

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1 item] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Norman Weitz

Contributor:

Norman Weitz

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/43979

Subjects:

Abramowitz, Burton
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Burton Abramowitz Collection
(AFC/2001/001/43979), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress