title: Oral History Interview with Fred Vogel, June 13, 2001
creator: Vogel, Fred
contributor: Alexander, William
publisher: National Museum of the Pacific War
date: 2001-06-13
language: English
description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with
 Fred Vogel. Vogel finished high school in 1930 and went to work before going
 to Drake University. He graduated from law school in 1940. He enlisted in the
 Army in April, 1942. After basic training, he was made an instructor. In
 October, 1942 Vogel went to officer candidate school in Georgia. He also
 instructed OCS. Once he got overseas to Hawaii in February 1944, he was
 assigned to the 33rd infantry Division, 136th Infantry Regiment. He was in New
 Guinea with the outfit when he was shifted to regimental headquarters as an
 assistant personnel officer. He also made the invasion of Morotai with the
 33rd ID. He shares a few anecdotes about working closely with PT boats on
 various landings at Morotai. He also landed at Luzon during the invasion of
 the Philippines. After the war, Vogel stayed in the Army Reserve until 1972.
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: People - Individuals
subject: Military and War - Wars - World War II
subject: Interviews
subject: Oral histories
subject: Personal narratives
subject: Autobiographies
subject: Biographies
subject: WWII
subject: Military training
subject: United States. Army. Infantry Division, 33rd. Infantry Regiment, 136th
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- New Guinea
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Indonesia -- Morotai Island
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Luzon
subject: Combat
rights: Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives
rights: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum
 of the Pacific War.
type: Text
format: 75 p.
format: Text
identifier: local-cont-no: OH03752
identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu./ark:/67531/metapth1606401/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metapth1606401