Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Douglas Walter Eplin Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Korean War, 1950-1953; World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division; 7th Cavalry Regiment; 508th Regimental Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
- Location of Service: New Guinea; Japan; Leyte Island (Philippines); Luzon (Philippines); Pacific Theater; Fort Ord, California; Korea
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/87087
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About this Item
Title
- Douglas Walter Eplin Collection
Names
- Boy Scouts of America
- Blau, Joshua
- Eplin, Douglas Walter
Home State
- California
Headings
- - Eplin, Douglas Walter
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- 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: 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division
- Location of Service: New Guinea; Japan; Leyte Island (Philippines); Luzon (Philippines); Pacific Theater
- Dates of Service: 1944-1968
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran also served as a Instructor and First Sergeant.
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: 7th Cavalry Regiment; 508th Regimental Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
- Location of Service: Fort Ord, California; Korea
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2012-12-09; 2013-12-09)
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2012-12-09; 2012-12-09)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/87087
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Fort Ord, California
- Japan
- Korea
- Leyte Island (Philippines)
- Luzon (Philippines)
- New Guinea
- Pacific Theater
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit/Ship
- 508th Regimental Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
- 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division
- 7th Cavalry Regiment