- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Joe and Alberta Rakestraw, August 8, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Rakestraw, Joe, 1911-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Rakestraw, Alberta
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-08-08
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
Quartermasters
United Service Organizations (U.S.)
Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Joe Rakestraw recount his WWII experiences. Mr. Rakestraw was drafted in 1942 and served in the European theater as a Quartermaster driving a truck. His unit landed in Casablanca and traveled to Naples, Italy. Mr. Rakestraw's two brothers served in WWI in France. During a USO show he danced with Josephine Baker.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czUyi4aPVqg&index=5&list=PLHODIJfoHwXMkA4eAo6S365Kglr0Rctc3
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
