Oral History: William Lee 8-Jul-14, 20140708.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

online resource (video file 0:44:55) : Sound, Colour

Place of Publication:

8-Jul-14,

Summary:

Corporal William Lee was born 5 June 1920 in McClellan, Illinois. William was drafted into the United States Army in September of 1941. He trained as an infantry man at Fort Benning, Georgia and was assigned to the 1st Army Company D. William arrived in England aboard the Queen Mary transport ship in 1942. After additional training in England, the 1st Army was part of the invading force in North Africa. At Kasserine pass William witnessed the death of his Company Lieutenant. While in Africa William was assigned a Jeep and for the rest of the war he was a jeep driver. His duties involved transporting ammunition and supplies to the front lines and evacuating the wounded. After Africa his unit was part of the force which invaded Sicily. While in Sicily William caught malaria and was sent to England for treatment. During that time the Normandy invasion occurred and William met back up with his unit twelve days after D-Day in France. He was present at both Hurtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge. Bill witnessed the death of many of his friends during these battles. When the war concluded he was in Czechoslovakia as part of the occupying force. He was discharged in 1945 and returned to his home in Illinois.

Notes:

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

Archive Reference: OH.3242.