Biographical Information

Name:

Jose Mares

Date of Birth:

1932

Place of Birth:

Prescott, AZ

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

GA

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War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1955

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1949-1971

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

38th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Fort Lewis, Washington; Korea; China

Highest Rank:

Corporal

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service Related Injury:

Yes

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War or Conflict:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1949-1971

Prisoner of War:

No

Service Related Injury:

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Creative works [1item]--Handwritten document

Manuscript: Maps [1item]

Manuscript: Correspondence [6items]--Typewritten document

Manuscript: Clippings [1item]--Typewritten document

Manuscript: Biography [1item]

Manuscript: Regimental/unit histories [1item]

Photograph: Original photographic print [4items]--Photographs

Video: Betacam SP [3items]--Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Michael Lloyd Willie 

Donor:

Sarah Bowen

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

WRCB-TV Channel 3

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/6059

Subjects:

Mares, Jose
Korean War, 1950-1955 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Prisoner of War (POW)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives

Cite as:

Jose Mares Collection (AFC/2001/001/6059), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress