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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
  • Unit of Service: 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (PRS)
  • Location of Service: England; France; Germany; European Theater
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

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"We were the eyes of the army." (Video Interview, 9:53)

Like Roy Teifeld, his comrade in the 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, Ben Rosen worked on the ground to process and develop the aerial photographs taken by the squadron for intelligence purposes. His efforts resulted in aerial photos of the highest quality: he describes how they could reveal the shadow of a man on the ground. He narrates the unity and camaraderie among the entire squadron, pilots and photo technicians alike: they all worked toward the common goal of making sure the Army knew what was up ahead.

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About this Item

Title

  • Ben Rosen Collection

Names

  • Rosen, Ben
  • Rite R. Thomas
  • Perkins, Jeffrey
  • Northern Kentucky University
  • Robert Clements
  • Le Roy, Francois

State of Birth

  • OH

Home State

  • OH

Headings

  • -  Rosen, Ben
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
    • Unit of Service: 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (PRS)
    • Location of Service: England; France; Germany; European Theater
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1943-1945
    • Entrance into Service: Drafted
    • Military Status: Veteran

Materials

  • Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 05/25/2005)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2004)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected [2004])

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/66413

Cite as

  • Ben Rosen Collection (AFC/2001/001/66413), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Rosen, Ben, Rite R. Thomas, Jeffrey Perkins, Northern Kentucky University, Robert Clements, and Francois Le Roy. Ben Rosen Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.66413/.

APA citation style:

Rosen, B., Rite R. Thomas, Perkins, J., Northern Kentucky University, Robert Clements & Le Roy, F. (1943) Ben Rosen Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.66413/.

MLA citation style:

Rosen, Ben, et al. Ben Rosen Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.66413/>.