Biographical Information

Name:

Walter L. Mess

Date of Birth:

1914

Place of Birth:

Washington, DC

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

VA

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1941-1946

Branch of Service:

Other

Unit of Service:

Office of Strategic Services (OSS)

Location of Service:

China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater

Highest Rank:

First Lieutenant

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service Related Injury:

Unknown

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: MiniDV [2 items] --Oral history interview

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Virginia Sorkin 

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/7955

Subjects:

Mess, Walter
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Other.

Cite as:

Walter Mess Collection (AFC/2001/001/7955), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress