Kermit A. Bushur Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Kermit A. Bushur

State of Birth:

IL

Home State:

FL

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Khaki Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional Merrill’s Marauders)

Location of Service:

Bombay, India; Calcutta, India; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Scott Field, St. Louis, Missouri; Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas; Camp Lion, Mt. Oran; HMT Rohna; 20th General Hospital; Miami, Florida; Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Highest Rank:

Private

Prisoner of War:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Digital print [4 items] --Photograph

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item]

Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item]

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items]

Manuscript: Creative works [1 item]

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

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

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

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

Interviewer:

Carrie Schneider

Contributor:

Philip Piazza

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Merrill's Marauders Association

Transcriber:

Geneva Hansen

Transcriber Affiliation/Organization:

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/29937

Subjects:

Bushur, Kermit A.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Kermit A. Bushur Collection
(AFC/2001/001/29937), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress