Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Robert Edwin Maxey Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: Company G, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; England; France; Belgium; Luxembourg; Germany; Czechoslovakia; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Technician Five
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/86105
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About this Item
Title
- Robert Edwin Maxey Collection
Names
- DeWitt, Vicki
- Minch, Stephen
- Dave Heinzel
- Maxey, Robert Edwin
- Illinois WWII Memorial Board Classroom Project
State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation
- Illinois
Headings
- - Maxey, Robert Edwin
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
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 G, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division
- Location of Service: Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; England; France; Belgium; Luxembourg; Germany; Czechoslovakia; European Theater
- Highest Rank: Technician Five
- Dates of Service: 1943-1946
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a mortar crewman, company mail clerk, company clerk, and acting first sergeant for two months.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-01-07; 2012-02-01)
- Manuscript: Military Papers [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1946)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/86105
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Belgium
- Czechoslovakia
- England
- European Theater
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Fort Sheridan, Illinois
- France
- Germany
- Luxembourg