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Oral History Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, January 21, 2008

Description: Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, an Armed Guard in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses lying about his age in order to join the navy at 15 and his experience in boot camp. He served as an Armed Guard on merchant ships that transported supplies across the Atlantic and remembers being in London while German bombers flew overhead. He transported German prisoners out of Marseilles and Naples shortly after the liberation of those cities. He remembers going to Times Square upon hearing … more
Date: January 21, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & McDuffie, Glenn E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, April 22, 2002

Description: Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, a paratrooper veteran of World War II, serving in Africa, Italy, and the Netherlands. Hannan answers questions regarding his service, such as the jumps he made over Italy and Holland. Also covered is his participation in liberating one of the German concentration camps.
Date: May 14, 2003
Creator: Meschede, Robert & Hannan, Gordon Patrick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Lee College

Oral History Interview with Boyd H. Mitchell, Spring 2002

Description: Interview with Boyd H. Mitchell, a veteran of World War II serving in the 36th Infantry Division. Mitchell answers questions about his time in the Army, such as his training, living conditions, supplies, etc. Mitchell also shares about his experience during the invasion of Italy through Salerno and the Army's advance up through France, Germany, and Austria; the end of the interview includes questions about life once he got home.
Date: Spring 2002
Creator: Gace, Michael & Mitchell, Boyd H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with William James Mainer

Description: Interview with William James Mainer detailing his service in the United States Army during World War II, and his life now that he is back home. Included are notes about Mainer's involvement in Africa and Italy, and psychological ailments encountered along the way.
Date: 1995~
Duration: 1 hour 19 seconds
Creator: Patterson, Philip & Mainer, William James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Lee College

Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972

Description: Interview with Eugene Cronin, a US Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Kansas City, Missouri. Cronin discusses his time as a B-24 crewmember stationed at Cerignola, Italy, the kinds of missions flown, his being shot down over Hungary and captured by the German Army, and his experiences in captivity at Vienna, Frankfurt, and Stalag Luft #1 near Barth in Western Pommerania.
Date: February 1, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cronin, Eugene R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Arthur Dodge Jr., January 8, 1971

Description: Interview with Arthur B. Dodge, Jr., a US Army WWII veteran from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dodge recounts his service in M Company, 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division, which landed in Morocco and moved through Algeria in late-1943, before landing in Italy, where his unit took up position on the Cassino-Rapido-Garigliano front in March, 1944. Dodge describes prolonged skirmishing with German forces near Tremesuoli, Lazio, the breakout from Cassino, advancing into northern Italy, and … more
Date: January 8, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dodge Jr., Arthur B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Portrait of Alton Belton Wilson in his Uniform]

Description: Portrait of Alton Belton Wilson wearing his military uniform. The text on the bottom of the photograph contains information of Wilson's parents and siblings, and his death, as well as the medals he won: "Alton Belton Wilson Son of F. C. and Maudie Wilson of Roscoe Brother of Elizabeth Ballard and Calvin Killed Feb. 11, 1943 in Italy Received Purple Heart and Silver Star."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Portrait of Corporal Roy Clay, Jr.]

Description: Portrait of Corporal Roy Clay, Jr. wearing his military uniform. The text on the bottom of the photograph has a description of his rank, birth/death date, and location of death: "Cpl. Roy Clay, Jr. Co. E. 142nd Infantry 36th Division Born Aug. 5th, 1917 Killed Feb. 11th, 1944 in Italy."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Portrait of Sergeant Earl A. Bryant]

Description: Portrait of Sergeant Earl A. Bryant wearing his military uniform. The text on the bottom of the photograph has a description of Bryant's rank, birth and death date, and death location: "Sgt. Earl A. Bryant, Gunner 15th Air Force Born Jan. 28th 1923 Killed Feb. 10th 1944 Nettuno, Italy."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Portrait of Staff Sergeant Corrol W. Neeper]

Description: Portrait of Staff Sergeant Corrol W. Neeper wearing his military uniform. The text on the bottom of the picture contains information about his role in the military, his birth date and death date, and the name of his father: "S/Sgt. Corrol W. Neeper Co. E.142 Inf. 36th Div. Born June 20, 1918 Killed June 11, 1944 in Italy Survived by father J. M. Neeper."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Portrait of Staff Sergeant Earl C. Watson in his Uniform]

Description: Portrait of Staff Sergeant Earl C. Watson standing in his military uniform. The text on the bottom of the photo contains information about Watson including the dates of his birth and death, and the medals he won: "S/Sgt. Earl C. Watson 45th Division Born nov. 11th, 1911 Killed June 30th at Nittuno [sic], Italy Purple Heart, E. T. O. Ribbon, Three Bronze Stars."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Portrait of Staff Sergeant Enoch A. Whittington]

Description: Portrait of Staff Sergeant Enoch A. Whittington wearing his military uniform. The text on the photograph contains information about Whittington's rank, birth date, and death date, as well as the medal he won: "S/Sgt. Enoch A. Whittington Co. E. 142nd Inf. 36th Div. Born Sept 26th, 1916 Killed Sept 19th, 1944 in Italy Purple Heart."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Portrait of Thomas T. Gilliam]

Description: Portrait of Thomas T. Gilliam posing for a picture in his military uniform. The text on the bottom of the photograph contains information about Gilliam's company, his birth and death dates, and the location of his death: "Thomas T. Gilliam 504th Parachute Regt. 82nd Airborne Division Born Jan 20, 1923 Killed Sept. 17, 1943 at Altavilla, [Italy]."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 28, 1945]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on September 28, 1945, telling them that he'll be on a ship to come home in a couple of days. He details how the camp he's stationed at is set up, including German prisoners of war who do K. P. He sets the goal of starting his life over again, and bemoans his loss of a Sergeant rating due to his absence from his original camp, but decides he doesn't care since he'll be a civilian again soon. He is excited to be home… more
Date: September 28, 1945
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 18, 1945]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 18, 1945. He explains how he and some friends have taken over two empty rooms in the shop they run for the military, and how because of this they live like officers. He tells about going on a picnic with a German secretary and her family, and an American-born Italian girl he met there. He also tells an anecdote about going to a co-worker's house to have dinner. He explains how the military weeded out Nazis fr… more
Date: July 18, 1945
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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