Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Albert M. Hassenzahl Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: C Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
- Location of Service: Camp Livingston, Louisiana; Fort Benning, Georgia; England; Normandy, France; Holland; Bastogne, Belgium; Germany
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/5222
When paratrooper Albert Hassenzahl landed in France in the early morning darkness of June 6, 1944, he wasn't alone. But for a moment, with no one--friend or foe--visible, it did seem that way. He was wounded a short time later and evacuated, but he returned to Europe to participate in the Market Garden operation and the Battle of the Bulge. Hassenzahl recorded his war memories years later, alone in his study, after a younger neighbor's casual remark prompted him to realize the historical importance of what he had experienced.
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PlayThe four stages of Paratroop School; injury on a practice jump. 00:02:38.0 - 00:05:09.0
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PlayInspection before D-Day; dropping into France. 00:10:42.0 - 00:15:16.0
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PlaySuffering a wound; encounter with an enemy soldier on the beach. 00:18:06.0 - 00:22:07.0
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PlayOperation Market Garden; the liberated Dutch showing their appreciation. 00:25:45.0 - 00:31:30.0
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PlayThe Battle of the Bulge. 00:53:29.0 - 00:59:32.0
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PlayThe death of Sergeant Zattwich, a man who saved his life."Beginning" 01:01:34.0 - 01:01:59.9
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PlayAttacking a village house by house; losing many men. 00:36:00.3 - 00:43:06.7
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About this Item
Title
- Albert M. Hassenzahl Collection
Names
- Jones, Tamara
- Hassenzahl, Albert M.
- Fisher, Andrew L.
- University of Toledo
Home State
- Ohio
Headings
- - Hassenzahl, Albert M.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: C Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
- Location of Service: Camp Livingston, Louisiana; Fort Benning, Georgia; England; Normandy, France; Holland; Bastogne, Belgium; Germany
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Audio: Audio Cassette [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected 2004-12-30; 2004-12-30)
- Audio: CD [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected unknown)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [3 items] -- Photographs (collected 1898-2004)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2006-07-03)
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2006-07-03; 2002-07-05)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2006-03-20; 2006-03-20)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/5222
Online Format
- audio
- image
- online text
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Part of
Physical Form
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Bastogne, Belgium
- Camp Livingston, Louisiana
- England
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Germany
- Holland
- Normandy, France