Jesse A. Beazley Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Jesse A. Beazley

State of Birth:

KY

Home State:

KY

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division

Location of Service:

England; France; Luxembourg; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Czechoslovakia; Omaha Beach, France; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns:

Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion)

Highest Rank:

Private First Class

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran was part of first wave to land on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [2 items] --Reference copy

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

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

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

Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [3 items] --Photographs

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Self-interview

Interviewer:

self-interview

Contributor:

Jesse Beazley

Transcriber:

Barbara Jackson

Transcriber Affiliation/Organization:

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/10474

Subjects:

Beazley, Jesse A.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Jesse A. Beazley Collection
(AFC/2001/001/10474), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress