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Portrait of Henry Andrasovsky in uniform

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: Cold War; World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
  • Service Unit/Ship: A Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division; A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division; Fleet Reserve
  • Location of Service: Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); New Guinea; Peleliu Island (Palau); Pacific Theater; Chosin, Korea; Seoul, Korea
  • Highest Rank: Gunnery Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/23434

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"And we made the landing on Peleliu, which in my opinion was the most ferocious thing I've ever been in." (Audio Interview, 14:40)

After a long voyage in an LST, Marine scout Henry Andrasovsky and his comrades landed at Peleliu, a tiny island deemed of significant strategic importance to retaking the Philippines. Just getting to the beach was perilous enough, as withering machine gun fire and mortar explosions killed or wounded dozens of men with Andrasovsky's line of vision. Though he was wounded that first day on the beach (and subsequently injured by an explosion near the aid station where he was recovering), his recollections of the details of one of the war's most hellish amphibious assaults are vivid and gripping.

Henry W. Andrasovsky Collection
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About this Item

Title

  • Henry W. Andrasovsky Collection

Names

  • Legacies: Stories from the Second World War
  • Andrasovsky, Henry W.
  • Swope, Thomas A.

Home State

  • California

Headings

  • -  Andrasovsky, Henry W.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Cold War -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.

Repository

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

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
    • Location of Service: Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); New Guinea; Peleliu Island (Palau); Pacific Theater
    • Highest Rank: Gunnery Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1941-1972
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran was wounded twice on Peleliu.

  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: A Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
    • Location of Service: Chosin, Korea; Seoul, Korea
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran

  • Cold War

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Service Unit/Ship: Fleet Reserve
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran served in the Fleet Reserve from 07/01/1961 to 01/1972.

Materials

  • Photograph: Digital print [1 item] -- Portrait (collected unknown)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Electronic file of photograph (collected 2009-09-09)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2003-10-01)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-10-01)
  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2003-10-01; 2007-11-07)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/23434

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • online text

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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.

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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/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

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

Recording:

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

Photograph:

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

Computer file:

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

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), 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:

Legacies: Stories From The Second World War, Henry W Andrasovsky, and Thomas A Swope. Henry W. Andrasovsky Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.23434/.

APA citation style:

Legacies: Stories From The Second World War, Andrasovsky, H. W. & Swope, T. A. (1941) Henry W. Andrasovsky Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.23434/.

MLA citation style:

Legacies: Stories From The Second World War, Henry W Andrasovsky, and Thomas A Swope. Henry W. Andrasovsky Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.23434/>.