Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Home State:

OH

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1938-1945

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

M Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division; C Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division; USS Helena

Location of Service:

South Pacific; Guam (Mariana Islands); Naval Training Station (NTS) Great Lakes, Illinois

Battles/Campaigns:

Invasion of Guam

Highest Rank:

Corporal

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Transcription of audio recording

Interviewer:

Benjamin Heidmann Shelton 

Donor:

Kenny Hulshof

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

U.S. House of Representatives/Kenny Hulshof

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/53905

Subjects:

Shelton, Louis
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

Louis Shelton Collection (AFC/2001/001/53905), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress