- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Edward and Mealor Downs, August 27, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Downs, Edward Hodgson, 1912-1999
Downs, Mealor Jeanne, 1913-2008. - Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-08-27
- 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
Buchenwald (Concentration camp) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Edward Downs recounts his WWII service with the 3rd Army under General Patton. He later served in the Battle of the Bulge. He took part in the liberation of Buchenwald.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-k_VKGiV-0&list=PLHODIJfoHwXMkA4eAo6S365Kglr0Rctc3&index=25
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 102 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
