- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Bennie M. Tate
- Creator:
- Luton, Frank
Tate, Bennie M., 1926- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 2014-09-14
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946
50 Caliber gun
Sexually transmitted diseases
Bazookas
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Etudes, piano, op. 10. No. 3
United States. Army. Armored Division, 4th
United States. Army. Army, 3rd
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
International Business Machines Corporation - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Tennessee, Grundy County, Beersheba Springs, 35.46674, -85.65414 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Bennie Tate recalls his service in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. He describes his post-war careers in technology and banking, and explains how he was drafted immediately following his graduation from high school. He remembers going to the induction center and his subsequent training at Fort McPherson in Atlanta, Georgia. His training period was shortened because of the Army's need for replacement soldiers. He describes his experiences on the troop ship that took him to Europe, including sleeping and eating arrangements and an incident when rough seas tipped over a vat of raw eggs that were being prepared for the men. He recalls several experiences in combat in Germany including witnessing US troops kill a group of German soldiers who were trying to surrender and an incident when most of the men in his half track truck were killed by German troops. He describes the time he spent as part of the occupation forces in Germany, including several emotional experiences he had listening to classical music being performed. He visited the Nuremberg war crimes trials on two occasions and describes what he remembers seeing there. He recalls his homecoming and describes his post-war education.
half track; rifleman; 50 caliber machine gun; hearing loss; venereal disease; non-fraternization; Army Service Record Score (ASRS); points; St. Stephen's Cathedral, Passau;
Bennie Tate served in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/802
- 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:
- 1:14:10
- 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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