- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Ellen Wright Bryan, August 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Bryan, Ellen Wright
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-08
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945—Campaigns—France—Normandy
World War, 1939-1945—Prisoners and prisons, German
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Ellen Bryan, wife of William Bryan, managing editor of the Atlanta Journal during WWII, discusses her husband's service during the war. William Bryan was with the 1st paratroopers at the invasion of Normandy, France on D-Day. He was captured by the Germans and freed by the Russians in Poland. Mr. Bryan was one of the first correspondents to report from Paris after liberation. He served with General Patton.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FeYxp3h1Do&list=PLHODIJfoHwXMkA4eAo6S365Kglr0Rctc3&index=16
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 84 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
