| Title: |
Four Men and a Tank Interview
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Chi Chi Press
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| Collection: |
World War II Oral History Interviews
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| Description: |
In 1991, Ed Spahr told me a story about a lieutenant who, not knowing how badly he had been wounded, handed Spahr a camera and asked him to take a picture. The lieutenant was evacuated and Spahr had not seen him since. In 1992, the lieutenant, Jim Gifford, showed up at the annual reunion of the 712th Tank Battalion.
Spahr, Gifford, Tony D'Arpino and Bob Rossi were all in the same crew on Jan. 10, 1945, when their tank was knocked out during the Battle of the Bulge. Here, they reminisce about that day, and many others.
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| URL: |
http://www.tankbooks.com/interviews/giffdarp1.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1992 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
D'Arpino, Tony
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Document date: |
03-Oct-1992
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| Interviewer: |
Elson, Aaron
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; Europe; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Asia; Europe; North America; Oral history; United States; United States--Armed Forces; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029550-32758
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