Robert Albin Collection

Biographical Information

Note:

Veteran's biographical form lists race/ethnicity as English/Mexican.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Other

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:

Troop A, 18th Mechanized Calvary Reconnaissance Battalion, 14th Calvary Group, 2nd Division

Location of Service:

Camp Cook, Fort Moore, and Camp Beale, California; Camp Maxey, Texas; Camp White, Oregon; Camp Miles Standish, Massachusetts; Camp Shanks, New York; Fort Lewis, Washington; Camp Lucky Strike, France; Belgium; Germany

Battles/Campaigns:

Battle of the Bulge

Highest Rank:

Corporal

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Becky James

Contributor:

Vance Davis

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System   Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center & Nursing Home   Sepulveda   California

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/60577

Subjects:

Albin, Robert
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Prisoners of War--United States

Cite as:

Robert Albin Collection
(AFC/2001/001/60577), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress