John Philip Manger Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

John Philip Manger

State of Birth:

MI

 

 

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1946

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

164th Engineer Battalion

Location of Service:

Fort Logan, Colorado; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Camp Howze, Texas; Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi; Camp Shanks, New York; England; Normandy, France; Belgium; Germany; Ardennes; Rhineland; Central Europe

Highest Rank:

Captain

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran was in Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) in high school and college.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1 item]

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1 item]

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [2 items]

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1 item]

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [2 items]

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item]

Photograph: Digital print [7 items]

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item]

Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] --Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)

Manuscript: Maps [1 item] --Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Douglas Manger

Contributor:

Douglas Manger

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/649

Subjects:

Manger, John Philip
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

John Philip Manger Collection
(AFC/2001/001/649), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress