Oral History Interview with Gordon L. Schaefer, December 11, 2010
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Transcript of an oral interview with Gordon L. Schaefer. Born in 1924, he was drafted into the Army in 1943. He talks about basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He shares an anecdote about witnessing an encounter between a bus driver and an African American soldier. He was transported to England aboard the SS Argentina in June, 1944. Assigned to the 29th Infantry Division Company C, he landed in France in July. He served as a rifleman in addition to carrying a radio. He describes enterin…
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December 11, 2010
Creator:
Schaefer, Gordon L.
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation