OH 1299 | Oral History

OH 1299

Restaurateur. His experiences as a medic/driver in the European Theater during World War II. Induction into the Army, May, 1942; basic training and cadre duty at Fort Robinson, Arkansas; assignment to Pennsylvania Military College, Chester, Pennsylvania, for a degree in engineering; transfer to Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, to the 320th Battalion, 95th Infantry Division; troop transport to England, August, 1944; move through France and assault on the Metz forts, November, 1944; evacuation and transport of the dead and wounded; winter weather conditions; attitudes toward battlefield carnage; rest and recuperation in Paris and black market activities; German prisoners-of-war and civilian refugees; Battle of the Bulge, December, 1944-January, 1945; German surrender and concern about being transferred to the Pacific Theater; return to the U.S.; postwar business career.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 92 pp. plus documents (24 pp.)
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview May 21, 1999

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