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Oral History: Robert Faught 5-Aug-09, 20090805.

America in World War Two: Oral Histories and Personal Accounts Available online

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Book
Language:
English
Genre:
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:
online resource (video file 0:48:59) : Sound, Colour
Place of Publication:
5-Aug-09,
Summary:
Faught was a rifleman and saw his first action with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division in the Vosges Mountains; he recalled the fierce fighting by the Germans from their pillboxes; he experienced heavy fighting in the Colmar Pocket; a fellow soldier slipped and fell on Faught breaking his ankle; he was out of action for a few months and returned to the 36th Infantry Division just in time to cross the Danube River and go through the Death Camp in Lansburg, Germany; he continued on to Austria before returning to Germany.
Notes:
Description based on online resource (viewed on 12 June, 2019).
Archive Reference: OH.0723.

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