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United States. Army. Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company, 132nd

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

James H. Hinson, Jr. transcript

 Collection — Single Folder Collections - 1999 Box 27 (99.0606-99.0632), Folder: 99.0610 - Folder 1
Identifier: 99.0610
Scope and Contents

This oral history interview transcript of Sergeant James H. Hinson, Jr. details his experiences during World War II with the 132nd Ordnance Maintenance Company, 11th Tank Battalion in the United States Army, in the European Theater of Operations. His oral history focuses on his childhood, basic training, D-Day, capturing German soldiers, being awarded the Bronze Star, home front support, visiting Buchenwald Concentration Camp, playing baseball overseas, returning to college, and his outlook on the military.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1943-1946; Other: Majority of material found within 1943-1999; Other: Date acquired: 11/17/1999

Reuben and Sylvia Schreiber papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 17.0014
Scope and Contents

This collection contains letters written by Reuben Schreiber and his wife Sylvia during World War II.  Reuben served with the 136th Ordnance Company (Medium Maintenance) in the U.S. and European Campaign. The letters discuss training, deployment to the European Theater, through to the time of discharge.

Dates: 1943-1945; Other: Date acquired: 2017-08-03

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Bronze Star Medal (U.S.) 1
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) 1
Camp Fannin (Tex.) 1
Camp Pickett (Va.) 1
Camp Shanks (N.Y.) 1