Roy Edward Abrams Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1945-1946

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

178th Engineer Battalion; 969 Engineer Maintenance Battalion

Location of Service:

Fort Hayes, Ohio; Camp Croft, South Carolina; Nuremberg, Germany

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran served as platoon sergeant and participated in war crimes trials, liquor control battalions, and coordinating confiscated weapons.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Interviewer:

Chris Rich

Contributor:

Tracey McCullough

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Clermont County Public Library (CCPL)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/66159

Subjects:

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

Cite as:

Roy Edward Abrams Collection
(AFC/2001/001/66159), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress