Biographical Information

Name:

Burton Ruby

Date of Birth:

1919

Place of Birth:

Chicago, IL

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

IN

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

L Company, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Camp Wheeler, Georgia; Utah Beach, Saint-Lô and Paris, France; Germany

Battles/Campaigns:

D-Day Normandy Invasion, Saint-Lô

Highest Rank:

Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [0 item] --Reference copy

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

Photograph: Original photographic print [2 items] --Photographs

Interviewer:

Timothy J. Sanders 

Donor:

Richard Lugar

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/3006

Subjects:

Ruby, Burton
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Burton Ruby Collection (AFC/2001/001/3006), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress