- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Jules Severin deNeergaard and Dorothea Marguerite Berthelsen deNeergaard
- Creator:
- Westbrook, Frances H.
DeNeergaard, Jules Severin, 1910-2006 ; DeNeergaard, Dorothea M. Berthelsen, 1920-2014 - Date of Original:
- 2005-10-19
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Atlanta
World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Brunswick
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
deNeergaard, Sara Marie Sørensen, 1868-
Fabray, Nanette, 1920-
United States. Army. Counter Intelligence Corps
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Location:
- Denmark, 56.0, 10.0
Mexico, 23.634501, -102.552784
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Fort Meade, 39.10815, -76.74323
United States, Maryland, Camp Albert C. Ritchie
United States, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Harvard, Fort Devens, 42.5073, -71.66669
United States, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, 40.6501, -73.94958
United States, North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fort Bragg, 35.139, -79.00603
United States, Texas, 31.25044, -99.25061
United States, Washington, Pierce County, Fort Lewis, 47.06171, -122.58344 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
mini-dv - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Jules and Dorothea describe their lives before, during, and after World War II. Jules deNeergaard worked for a Ford dealership until he was inducted into a National Guard horse cavalry unit and the guard unit became part of the regular Army before the war broke out. His brother had been in the same guard unit in World War I. He describes where they were housed and where they were from. He recalls being in convoy through Connecticut and seeing people lining the streets with flags; they found out later that Pearl Harbor had just been attacked. He was sent to Officers Candidate School and became part of a cavalry unit that was made up of black men and white officers. They became part of the Southern Defense Command patrolling the area of the Rio Grande and were based at an old Civil War post. He was then sent for training in military intelligence because of his Danish language skills. His grandparents were Danish immigrants and he had been back to Denmark often. At the end of his training, the war was over. Mrs. deNeergaard recalls her life in Atlanta during the war; she describes rationing and describes her parents' business running the Viking Tourist Home on Ponce de Leon Road and hosting northerners. Her work for the Corps of Engineers involved clerking and filing. She had been taking voice training and moved to New York where she was in Broadway shows including "Music in My Heart" and "Love Life." Mr. and Mrs. deNeergaard met through their mothers at a Danish club in New York. They describe their ancestors' immigration to the United States and conclude by opining that immigrating was the best thing their families could have done.
Jules deNeergaard was an Army officer during World War II. His wife, Dorothea, lived in Atlanta, Georgia during the war. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/152
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 33:57
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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