Biographical Information

Name:

Benjamin Alvarado

Date of Birth:

1924

Place of Birth:

Kansas City, KS

Gender:

Male

Race:

Hispanic

Home State:

MO

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

G Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, V Corps, 1st Army; G Company, 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division, XII Corps, 3rd Army; 129th Military Police

Location of Service:

Camp Fannin (basic training) and Camp Howze, Texas; England; France; Germany

Battles/Campaigns:

D-Day Normandy Invasion

Highest Rank:

Private

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

Yes

Service History Note:

Veteran also served in the 123rd Army Air Force Base Unit.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Digital print [5 items]

Computer File: CD [1 item]

Video: Hi-8/Digital 8 [2 items] --Oral history interview

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item]

Video: DVD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Ronald Thomas Behm 

Donor:

Evie Bresette

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

National Archives - Central Plains Region

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/32448

Subjects:

Alvarado, Benjamin
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.

Cite as:

Benjamin Alvarado Collection (AFC/2001/001/32448), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress