- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Mollie and William King, August 5, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- King, William Dabney, 1923-2012
- Contributor to Resource:
- King, Mollie
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-08-05
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
United States. Army
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
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:
- The Kings recount their WWII experiences. Mr. King was drafted in Janurary 1943 going to England in August. He was assigned to Wales where he met his wife and worked at U. S. Army Corp transportation headquarters until July 1944. He later landed at Omaha Beach after D-Day providing fuel for General Patton. Mr. King spent the rest of the war in Paris returning to London, briefly, to travel to Wales to marry Mollie.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q_bt0iid7Y&list=PLHODIJfoHwXMkA4eAo6S365Kglr0Rctc3&index=22
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 50 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
