- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with John McPherson, August 9, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- McPherson, John Hanson Thomas, Jr., 1917-2001
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-08-09
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
United States. Army--Surgeons
World War, 1939-1945--England
World War, 1939-1945--France
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany
World War, 1939-1945--Hospitals
Military hospitals--France - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Dr. John McPherson recounts his service in WWII as a surgeon in Texas and then overseas in England from 1943 to spring1944. After England he then embarked to France to set up the first hospital after D-Day. He served with the 5th General Hospital Group during WWII. He was later sent to Germany where he saw survivors of concentration camps.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh6K6hsNf7E&list=PLHODIJfoHwXMkA4eAo6S365Kglr0Rctc3&index=11
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 84 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
