Seymour Abrams Collection

Biographical Information

Note:

The Veteran was born in Kirovgrad, Ukraine and biographical form lists race/ethnicity as Russian Jew.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Other

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1946

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Company C, 269th Combat Engineers Battalion, 69th Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Camp Claiborne, Louisiana; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Fort MacArthur, California; Camp Upton, New York; Camp Atterbury, Indiana; France; England; Germany; Belgium; European Theater

Highest Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

The Veteran also served in the Coast Artillery National Guard from 1935 to 1938.

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/2001/001/60585

Subjects:

Abrams, Seymour
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Seymour Abrams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/60585), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress