Joseph Gougeon, Jr. Oral History Transcript
| Abstract/Description: | Interview of Joseph Gougeon Jr. (born 1919) regarding his military career. He describes his initial training at age 16 in a Citizens Military Training Camp, his anti-tank training and beach-patrol duty in California, his experience on Omaha Beach and in Saint-Lô in France immediately after D-Day, his daily life marching through France, his experience during the Battle of the Bulge and the Ur (Ruhr?) River, the final actions leading up to the end of the war, and his homecoming.
Listen to the audio of this interview here. |
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| Subject(s): | World War, 1939-1945 Soldiers Military education Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945 World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.) Chippewa County (Mich.) United States. Army |
| Date Created: | 2003-09-27 |
| Title: | Joseph Gougeon, Jr. Oral History Transcript. | |
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| Name(s): |
Gougeon, Joseph, Interviewee Gougeon, Mathhew, Interviewer Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives, contributor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Created: | 2003-09-27 | |
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| Extent: | 1 item | |
| Language: | English | |
| Abstract/Description: |
Interview of Joseph Gougeon Jr. (born 1919) regarding his military career. He describes his initial training at age 16 in a Citizens Military Training Camp, his anti-tank training and beach-patrol duty in California, his experience on Omaha Beach and in Saint-Lô in France immediately after D-Day, his daily life marching through France, his experience during the Battle of the Bulge and the Ur (Ruhr?) River, the final actions leading up to the end of the war, and his homecoming.
Listen to the audio of this interview here. |
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| Subject(s): |
World War, 1939-1945 Soldiers Military education Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945 World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.) Chippewa County (Mich.) United States. Army |
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| Held by: | Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives | |
| Restrictions on Access: | In copyright (http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/) | |
| Is Part Of: | 3302-01, Northern Michigan University and Area Audio Collection. | |
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