Oral History Interview with Willard LaCounte, June 9, 2016
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Willard LaCounte. LaCounte was drafted into the Army in September, 1943 and trained as an antiaircraft artilleryman at Camp Haan, California. In late 1943 he was assigned to the 118th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion as a jeep driver in an industrial section of England and recalls defending it against German air raids. He landed at Normandy one day after the invasion. His unit eventually set up in Holland and shot down bu…
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Date:
June 9, 2016
Duration:
58 minutes 44 seconds
Creator:
LaCounte, Willard
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation