United States. Army. Engineer Combat Battalion, 165th
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Harold Cooler transcript
Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2004 Box 2 (04.0046-04.0075), Folder: 04.0051 - Folder 1
Identifier: 04.0051
Scope and Contents
The collection of Harold Cooler contains an oral history transcript of an interview provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History. Cooler served in the U.S. Army in the 165th Engineer Combat Battalion in the European Theater during World War II.
Dates:
Created: 1943-1947; Other: Majority of material found in 1945; Other: Date acquired: 02/02/2004
John Robert Denny papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 98.0845
Scope and Contents
The collection of John Robert Denny contains an oral history transcript of an interview provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History. Also included in the collection are newspapers, a map, a manuscript, letters, artifacts, fine art, documents, photographs, and ephemera. There are also letters from Denny to his parents.
Dates:
Created: 1944-1946; Other: Majority of material found in 1945; Other: Date acquired: 09/10/1998
Herman Stern papers
Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2003 Box 6 (03.0176-03.203), Folder: 03.0176 - Folder 1
Identifier: 03.0176
Scope and Contents
This collection relates to Herman Stern who served in the U.S. Army with the 165th Engineer Combat Battalion in the European Theater. The collection contains a timeline of Stern's life, focusing on his World War II service, and also contains a manuscript about Stern's battalion entitled, "Is This It?: A History of the 165th Engineer Combat Battalion in World War II," by Richard Ross Rebert. The manuscript details the 165th's induction, training, and combat deployment in France and Germany from 1943 to 1945. The collection also includes a USO Club "Voice Letter" package for a record from Herman to Louis Stern, with a picture of a Jewish kid blowing a shofar and Hebrew and English letters...
Dates:
Event: 1943-1948; Other: Date acquired: 10/14/2003