Biographical Information

Name:

Ralph Reeves Pyle, Jr.

Date of Birth:

1925

Place of Birth:

Lynn, IN

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

IN

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War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1946

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

834th Anti-aircraft Artillery (AAA) Battalion, 516th AAA Battery

Location of Service:

Asiatic-Pacific Theater; Camp Haan and Camp Irwin, California; Hawaii

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1955

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1951-1952

Branch of Service:

Army

Location of Service:

Korea

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran was a photographer in Korea in 1951.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

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

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

Audio: Cassette Tape [2items]--Reference copy

Manuscript: Clippings [1item]--Typewritten document

Photograph: Original photographic print [22items]--Photographs

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [40items]--Photographs

Audio: Cassette Tape [1item]--Oral history interview

Video: VHS (Video Home System) (1/2") [1item]--Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Patricia H. McClain 

Donor:

Richard Lugar

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/414

Subjects:

Pyle, Ralph
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Korean War, 1950-1955 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Ralph Pyle Collection (AFC/2001/001/414), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress