- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of J. O. Partain, Jr. part one
- Creator:
- Kyle, Glen
Partain, J. O., Jr., 1918-2014 - Date of Original:
- 2005-08-05
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Reed, Curtis
McCrary, Spencer
Goode, Chet
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
O'Dwyer, William, 1890-1964
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
United States. Army. Tank Destroyer Battalion, 827th
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 92nd
Hollandia (New Guinea) (now Jayapura (Indonesia))
Columba (Philippines) - Location:
- Indonesia, Jayapura, -2.5387539, 140.7037389
Papua New Guinea, Finschhafen, -6.6040926, 147.8536907
Philippines, Angeles, 15.1399659, 120.5879182
Philippines, Manila, 14.5906216, 120.9799696
United States, Arizona, Desert Training Center and California-Arizona Maneuver Area
United States, California, Desert Training Center and California-Arizona Maneuver Area
United States, California, Monterey County, Fort Ord Military Reservation (historical), 36.65278, -121.80056
United States, California, San Luis Obispo County, Camp Roberts, 35.77533, -120.77406
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Fort Benning, 32.35237, -84.96882
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Fort McPherson, 33.70733, -84.43354
United States, Tennessee, Coffee County, Tullahoma, Camp Forrest, 35.3656346, -86.1841558 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
mini-dv - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In part one of this two-part interview, J.O. "Jack" Partain describes his career in the U.S. Army during World War II. He describes his childhood, education, early career and his entry into the Army just prior to the outbreak of war. He describes Officer Candidate School and desert maneuvers. His first assignment was to an all African American unit. He was later sent to the Pacific just as the war ended in Europe and the first soldiers from Italy began arriving. He describes life in the jungles and the end of the war. He discusses the importance of training and the type of men in his unit.
Jack Partain was in the U.S. Army in the Pacific during World War II. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/287
- 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:
- 1:01:02
- 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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