Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Charles Henry Walter, Jr. Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: 455th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group, 9th Air Force
- Location of Service: Des Moines, Iowa; Lincoln, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; Fort Myers, Florida; Shreveport, Louisiana; Hunter Field, Georgia; Belfast, Ireland; England; France; Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/2985
Interview / Recording
Share
More Resources
Show more resources (10)
About this Item
Title
- Charles Henry Walter, Jr. Collection
Names
- Herbert Hoover Presidential Library
- Carstensen, Peg
- Evans, Mary E.
- Walter Jr., Charles Henry
State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation
- Iowa
Headings
- - Walter Jr., Charles Henry
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
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
- Service Unit/Ship: 455th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group, 9th Air Force
- Location of Service: Des Moines, Iowa; Lincoln, Nebraska; Denver, Colorado; Fort Myers, Florida; Shreveport, Louisiana; Hunter Field, Georgia; Belfast, Ireland; England; France; Germany; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as an armored gunner on a B-26 bomber.
Materials
- Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2002-11-20)
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2002-11-20; 2002)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [7 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945)
- Manuscript: Creative works [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Memoir [3 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Military Papers [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945-1955)
- Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1993-01-17)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [8 items] -- Photographs (collected 1943-1945)
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-11-20)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/2985
Online Format
- video
- image
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Special Format
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Belfast, Ireland
- Denver, Colorado
- Des Moines, Iowa
- England
- European Theater
- Fort Myers, Florida
- France
- Germany
- Hunter Field, Georgia
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Shreveport, Louisiana