Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Albert L. Dussliere Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Keesler Field, Mississippi; Nashville, Tennessee; Rantoul, Illinois; Buckley Field, Colorado; Las Vegas, Nevada; Lincoln, Nebraska; Sioux City, Iowa; Santa Anna, California; RAF Molesworth, England; Scotland; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/80334
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About this Item
Title
- Albert L. Dussliere Collection
Names
- DeWitt, Vicki
- Miers, Richard E.
- Illinois WWII Memorial Board Classroom Project
- Egan Maginas
- Ariana Jakobsen
- Dussliere, Albert L.
Home State
- Illinois
Headings
- - Dussliere, Albert L.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
- Location of Service: Keesler Field, Mississippi; Nashville, Tennessee; Rantoul, Illinois; Buckley Field, Colorado; Las Vegas, Nevada; Lincoln, Nebraska; Sioux City, Iowa; Santa Anna, California; RAF Molesworth, England; Scotland; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a waist and tail gunner on the B-17 heavy bomber and flew 35 combat missions. He survived crash landings in Luxembourg and in Belgium.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2010; 2010-05-01)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected unknown)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2010; 2014-04-30)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/80334
Cite as
- Albert L. Dussliere Collection (AFC/2001/001/80334), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Buckley Field, Colorado
- European Theater
- Keesler Field, Mississippi
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Nashville, Tennessee
- RAF Molesworth, England
- Rantoul, Illinois
- Santa Anna, California
- Scotland
- Sioux City, Iowa