| Interviewee | HAUGH, Mervin E. (b. 1917) |
| Military Service | U.S. Army WWII Veteran, B Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Armored Division |
| Interview ID # | OH 1298 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | His experiences as a tank commander in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Europe during World War II. Prewar induction and training, Fort Benning, Georgia; North Africa landings, November, 1942; his role as a tank commander; evolution of tank tactics; invasion of Sicily, July, 1943; transfer of 2nd Armored Division to England, December, 1943; preparations for Operation OVERLORD; combat against German tanks; Operation COBRA, July, 1944; action along the Siegfried Line and the West Wall; his functions as commander of a M3 Stuart tank; his battle wounds from small-arms fire; crossing the Rhine River and thrusts into Germany. |
| Interviewer(s) | Ronald E. Marcello |
| Physical Description | 150 pp. plus documents (1 pp.) |
| Terms of Use | Open |
