William Jennings Arnett Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

William Jennings Arnett

State of Birth:

WV

Home State:

WV

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

818th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 5th Infantry Division and 26th Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Texas; Normandy, France; Germany; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns:

Battle of the Bulge, Central Europe, Northern France, Normandy, Northern Europe

Highest Rank:

Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Manuscript: Other Manuscript Material [1 item]

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

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

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

Interviewer:

Elizabeth Johnson

Contributor:

Elizabeth Johnson

Transcriber:

Vanessa Harskamp

Transcriber Affiliation/Organization:

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/998

Subjects:

Arnett, William Jennings
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

William Jennings Arnett Collection
(AFC/2001/001/998), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress