Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Jesse R. Beck Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 41st Civil Affairs Company; 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne); 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team; Company B, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Vietnam; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Riley, Kansas; Korea; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort McClellan, Alabama; England; France; Germany; Czechoslovakia; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Corporal; Major; Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/110989
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About this Item
Title
- Jesse R. Beck Collection
Names
- Atlanta History Center
- Bruckner, William Joseph
- Jones, Gordon
- Beck, Jesse R.
Home State
- Georgia
Headings
- - Beck, Jesse R.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Form
- Digital File
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
- Service Unit/Ship: Company B, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort McClellan, Alabama; England; France; Germany; Czechoslovakia; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Dates of Service: 1944-1946
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
- Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Riley, Kansas; Korea; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1948
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 41st Civil Affairs Company; 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- Location of Service: Vietnam
- Highest Rank: Major
- Dates of Service: 1968-1969
- Entrance into Service: Commissioned
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: Digital File [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2017-06-22)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/110989
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Czechoslovakia
- England
- European Theater
- Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Fort Bliss, Texas
- Fort McClellan, Alabama
- Fort Riley, Kansas
- France
- Germany
- Korea
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Vietnam
Battles & Campaigns
- Ardennes
- CCF Intervention
- Central Europe
- Counteroffensive Phase V
- Counteroffensive Phase VI
- First UN Counteroffensive
- Rhineland
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Tet 1969 Counteroffensive
- UN Defensive
- UN Offensive
Service Unit/Ship
- 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
- 41st Civil Affairs Company
- 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- Company B, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division