Oral History: Richard Coyle 10-Jul-14, 20140710.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

online resource (video file 0:46:19) : Sound, Colour

Place of Publication:

10-Jul-14,

Summary:

PFC Richard Cole was born 27 October 1922 in Patterson, New Jersey. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1944. Richard trained in Fort Benning, Georgia and was assigned to the 28th Infantry Division as a lineman. His responsibility included laying communication wire so various units could communicate with each other in the field. During the Battle of Hurtgen Forest, the fighting was so severe they were unable to lay any radio lines and that lack of communication contributed to the severity of the fighting. On the morning of December 16, Rich was on guard duty when the Germans attacked, beginning the Battle of the Bulge. At one point he was cut off from his unit with two other soldiers for 30 hours. His unit captured German prisoners and Richard escorted them to the holding area. When Richard was informed of the massacre at Malmedy, he wished he had killed all of the German POWs. When the war concluded he was near Bonn, Germany. He was discharged in February 1946 and returned to Patterson, New Jersey.

Notes:

Description based on online resource (viewed on 12 June, 2019).

Archive Reference: OH.3245.