Oral History Interview with William Calloway Scott, June 23, 2011
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Calloway Scott. Scott joined the Army in October 1943 and received medical training at Camp Grant. Upon completion, he was sent to Omaha Beach with the 9th Infantry Division, arriving eight days after D-Day. Although there should have been three medics assigned to each company, they were often short-staffed, with only one medic per several hundred men. Scott participated in house-to-house fighting in Cherbourg and pu…
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Date:
June 23, 2011
Duration:
1 hour 13 minutes 04 seconds
Creator:
Scott, William
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation