Biographical Information

Name:

Rafael D. Hirtz

Date of Birth:

1921

Note:

Hirtz was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1940-1946

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Army Signal Corp; Operational Forces, Office of Strategic Services (OSS)

Location of Service:

European Theater; North Africa; China

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran started his service in the Army Signal Corps as an Infantry paratrooper where he parachuted behind enemy lines in France twice and once with the Chinese 2nd Commandos in China. Hirtz's last three years were spent with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the Operational Forces of the OSS.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [10 items] --Photographs

Video: S-VHS-C [3 items] --Oral history interview

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

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

Video: Digital Betacam [2 items] --Digitized Copy

Interviewer:

Clinton C. Brown 

Donor:

Clinton C. Brown

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

College of Notre Dame of Maryland

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/94

Subjects:

Hirtz, Rafael
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Rafael Hirtz Collection (AFC/2001/001/94), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress