James Edward Osterman
Osterman
James Edward
CA
World War, 1939-1945
Army
Company M, 159th Infantry Regiment
Sergeant
Camp Roberts, Camp San Luis, Obispo, California; Attu Island (Aleutian Islands); Texas
No
Veteran
Portrait of Osterman in uniform
ca. 1941-42
Osterman with buddy Arlie Padias, Camp Roberts, California
1941
Osterman and two buddies posing with bayonets, California
1941
Osterman with 30 caliber air-cooled machine gun, Camp Roberts, California
1941
Osterman training with a mortar, Camp Roberts, California
1941
Osterman aiming automatic rifle, Camp Roberts, California
1941
Osterman with pack and rifle, Camp Luis, California
1941
Osterman in dress uniform in front of barracks, San Luis, California
1941
Arlie Padias with redwoods, California
8/1941
Half-tracks lined up for inspection
1942
Half-tracks lined up for inspection
1942
Half-tracks lined up for inspection
1942
159th Infantry Regiment in a sandstorm, Bakersfield, California
1942
Half-tracks under cover during maneuvers under command of General George Patton, Mojave Desert, California
1942
Half-track maneuvers, Mojave Desert, California
1942
Half-track maneuvers, Mojave Desert, California
1942
Half-tracks being transported by train, California
1942
Views of Chicago Harbor, Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
n.d.
Views of Chicago Harbor, Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
n.d.
Views of Chicago Harbor, Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
n.d.
Views of Chicago Harbor, Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
n.d.
Ray Estez "befriending a blue fox," Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
n.d.
Two service members in underground barracks, Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
n.d.
Osterman in trench to barracks, Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
n.d.
View of underground barracks with smoke coming out of chimney at ground level, Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
n.d.
Osterman and two buddies in lake, Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
1944
Osterman holding catch of salmon and trout. "We built a small dam of rocks and when the fish slowed down we would 'catch' them by stunning them with rocks we threw." Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
n.d.
Battalion formation for Good Conduct Medal awards at end of the lake, Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
1944
Osterman and buddy holding captured Japanese flag, Attu Island (Aleutian Islands)
1944
Color digital print. Company M, 159th Infantry Regiment basketball team with Osterman, lower left
1943
Color digital print. Veterans in front of boat taking them back to Attu Island
2000
Color digital print. Contemporary photo of James E. Osterman
n.d.
Digital scan of b/w photo; Chicago harbor, Attu, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
1943
Digital scan of b/w photo; 2nd platoon of Company M 159th Infantry
1943
Christmas card written on Japanese military stationary, "Somewhere in the Aleutians"
Christmas card written on Japanese military stationary, "Somewhere in the Aleutians"
Diary of James Edward Osterman [1942-1943]
Diary of James Edward Osterman [1942-1943]
Enlisted Record and Report of Separation
Enlisted Record and Report of Separation
Newsclipping and photo: "Soldiers are carted to the movies"
Newsclipping and photo: "Soldiers are carted to the movies"
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.30283/
DLC-AFC
2021-08-31
loc.natlib.afc2001001.30283