| Title: |
Reminiscences of William H. Simpson
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP89-A21
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Eisenhower Administration Project
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| Description: |
With Dwight Eisenhower and others in training; World War II: Africa, 1942, invasion of France, Brest, 1944; Battle of the Bulge; crossing the Rhine; Russian occupation of Berlin.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 127 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Original oral history held by: Eisenhower Library, Abilene, KS 67410.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1972 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Simpson, William H., 1888-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1888
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| Speaker occupation: |
US Army officer
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| Age at speaking: |
84
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| Document date: |
1972
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| Interviewer: |
Burg, Maclyn
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| People discussed: |
Dwight D. Eisenhower; Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1890-1969; Eisenhower, Dwight David
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| Historical events discussed: |
Battle of the Bulge, December 16, 1944-January 16, 1945; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Africa; Ardennes; Belgium; Europe; Germany; North Africa; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Africa; Ardennes; Battle of the Bulge, December 16, 1944-January 16, 1945; Belgium; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Eisenhower, Dwight D., 1890-1969; Eisenhower, Dwight David; Europe; Germany; North Africa; North America; Oral history; United States; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Germany--History--Allied occupation, 1945-; Simpson, William H
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0020709-16150
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