John Robert Slaughter Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

John Robert Slaughter

State of Birth:

TN

Home State:

VA

Note:

Slaughter was a primary organizer in the establishment of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1945

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Company D, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division

Location of Service:

European Theater; United States

Battles/Campaigns:

Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion)

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

Computer File: CD [1 item] --Electronic file of interview transcript

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Transcription of video recording

Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] --Digitized Copy

Interviewer:

Martha Hopkins

Contributor:

Martha Hopkins

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/9

Subjects:

Slaughter, John Robert
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

John Robert Slaughter Collection
(AFC/2001/001/9), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress