Biographical Information

Name:

Bertran F. Wallace

Date of Birth:

1918

Place of Birth:

Waco, TX

Gender:

Male

Race:

Black or African American

Home State:

FL

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War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1978

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Battalion and Prisoner of War (POW) Command, 743rd Military Police Detachment, Military Police Corps

Location of Service:

Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort Devens, Massachusetts; North Africa; Italy; New York; Korea

Highest Rank:

Major

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran worked as a Copy Cutter for the Army newspaper, "Stars and Stripes".

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1955

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1978

Entrance into Service:

Commissioned

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Battalion and Prisoner of War (POW) Command, 743rd Military Police

Location of Service:

Koje-Jo Island, Korea

Highest Rank:

Major

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [2 items] --Reference copy

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1 item]

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

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

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

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

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

Interviewer:

Brenda Breter 

Donor:

Bertran F. Wallace

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/1649

Subjects:

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

Cite as:

Bertran Wallace Collection (AFC/2001/001/1649), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress