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Edwin Black oral history interview, 2004 March 26
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Creator
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Black, Edwin, 1924-
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Date Created
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2004-03-26
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Subjects--Topical
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War, Warships, Warships--Accidents, Military hospitals, Popular music radio stations, Veterans, Veterans--Medical care, Radio, Radio, Military
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Description
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Edwin Black discusses his time on the USS Rich during the invasion of Normandy and his life after World War II. Mr. Black joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 when he was eighteen as a radio technician with his cousin. The USS Rich was a convoy ship that ...
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Floyd Simmons oral history interview 2, 2004 March 26
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Creator
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Simmons, Floyd, 1923-2008
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Date Created
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2004-03-26
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Subjects--Topical
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War, War stories, Battles, Combat, Land mines, War casualties, War wounds, Military hospitals, Olympics, Veterans
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Description
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Floyd "Chunk" Simmons continues his story in this second of three interviews with a discussion of his time serving in the 10th Mountain Division of the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Simmons arrived in Italy in August 1944 and stayed ...