Oral History Interview with Roy Hughes, December 7, 2011
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Hughes. Hughes joined the National Guard and was called into active duty in September 1941. He was assigned to an artillery unit with the 45th Division in Algeria, preparing for the invasion of Sicily. In Salerno, he was wounded by shrapnel and almost left for dead when the medic was frightened by enemy shelling. Hughes’s best friend forced the company medic out of his hiding place, and Hughes recovered at a British hosp…
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Date:
December 7, 2011
Duration:
20 minutes 46 seconds
Creator:
Hughes, Roy
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation