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Biographical Information
- Name:
- Robert Barnes Ware
- State of Birth:
- VA
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Unspecified
- War or Conflict:
- World War, 1939-1945
- Status:
- Veteran
- Dates of Service:
- 1940-1944
- Entrance into Service:
- Enlisted
- Branch of Service:
- Army
- Unit of Service:
- 104th Medical Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
- Location of Service:
- Fort Meade, Maryland; Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia; Florida; England; Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
- Battles/Campaigns:
- Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion)
- Highest Rank:
- Captain
- Prisoner of War:
- No
- Service History Note:
- Veteran was killed in action during the D-Day landings and subsequently buried in the Normandy American Cemetery at St. Laurent, France overlooking Omaha Beach.
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Collection Information
- Type of Resource:
- Manuscript: Biography [1 item] –Typewritten document
- Manuscript: Clippings [11 items] –Typewritten document
- Manuscript: Correspondence [28 items] –Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents)
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [10 items] –Typewritten document
- Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [6 items] –Photographs
- Contributor:
- Robert Ware
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/41351
- Subjects:
- Ware, Robert Barnes
World War, 1939-1945–Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
- Cite as:
- Robert Barnes Ware Collection
(AFC/2001/001/41351), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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