Alfred A. Alvarez interview

Creator:
Virginia Military Institute. Adams Center for Military History
Extent:
2 items
Scope and content:

This interview covers Alfred A. Alvarez's service during World War II.

Language:
English
Biographical / historical:

Alfred A. Alvarez was born in 1924 and grew up in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He enlisted in July 1942, and following stateside training, joined the 1st Infantry Division in England. He took part in the Normandy invasion, hitting "Easy Red," Omaha Beach on D-Day. He subsequently saw action in the Champagne campaigns and at Hurtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, and in Czechoslovakia.

Alvarez re-enlisted in the Reserves in 1945, and during his thirty-two years of duty served combat tours in Korea and Vietnam, and was deployed to Central and South America. He was inducted into the United States Army Officer Candidate School (OCS) Hall of Fame in April 2003.

Physical facet:
Transcript (19 pages) and audio (duration 00:02:53)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
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