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OH 1344

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeSHELLENBERGER, Buddy (b. 1927)
Military ServiceU.S. Navy WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1344
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences during the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. Falsifying documents about his age in order to enlist; boot camp, Sampson, New York, 1944; assignment to LST-373, 1944; his detailed account of activities leading up to and during D-Day, June 6, 1944; transfer to the escort carrier USS Shamrock Bay, 1944; brief account of his activities around the Mariana Islands, 1944-45.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description69 pp. plus documents (1 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen