Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Wendell H. Beverly Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: 489th Bomb Squadron, 340th Bomb Group, 57th Bomb Wing, 12th Air Force
- Battles & Campaigns: Po Valley; Northern Italy
- Location of Service: Camp Lee, Virginia; Miami Beach, Florida; Clemson, South Carolina; Maxwell Field, Alabama; Dorr Field, Florida; Turner Field, Georgia; Corsica; Italy; Frankfurt, Germany; Nuremberg, Germany; Moosburg, Germany; France; European Theater
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/104927
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About this Item
Title
- Wendell H. Beverly Collection
Names
- Beverly, Catherine
- Beverly, Wendell H.
State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation
- Maryland
Headings
- - Beverly, Wendell H.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- - Prisoner of War -- United States
Form
- DVD
Extent
- 1 item
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: 489th Bomb Squadron, 340th Bomb Group, 57th Bomb Wing, 12th Air Force
- Location of Service: Camp Lee, Virginia; Miami Beach, Florida; Clemson, South Carolina; Maxwell Field, Alabama; Dorr Field, Florida; Turner Field, Georgia; Corsica; Italy; Frankfurt, Germany; Nuremberg, Germany; Moosburg, Germany; France; European Theater
- Battles & Campaigns: Po Valley; Northern Italy
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Prisoner of War: Yes
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was captured and taken as a prisoner of war (POW) in Northern Italy then marched to Frankfurt, Germany, held in Stalag XIII-D then to Moosburg, Germany and liberated from Stalag VII-A.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2016-06-22; 2016-06-22)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/104927
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Camp Lee, Virginia
- Clemson, South Carolina
- Corsica
- Dorr Field, Florida
- European Theater
- France
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Italy
- Maxwell Field, Alabama
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Moosburg, Germany
- Nuremberg, Germany
- Turner Field, Georgia