- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Robert Eugene Clute, September 29, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Clute, Robert Eugene, 1924-2011
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-09-29
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
United States. Army. Army, 3rd
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945
World War, 1939-1945--France - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Robert Clute recounts his WWII experiences. He served in a tank brigade in General Patton's Third Army. He was not an admirer of Patton and explains why. He was wounded in battle by a French sniper. He was shot multiple times and once in the thigh bone. He waited 2 days on the battle field for help. He recounts his travel back to France during wartime on a medical train. Robert Clute eventually worked with displaced person and helped them relocate from concentration camps after WWII.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZITYLS_8_w&index=38&list=PLHODIJfoHwXMkA4eAo6S365Kglr0Rctc3
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 74 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
