- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Henry Ahrenhold III
- Creator:
- Woods, Ed
Ahrenhold, Henry, III, 1928-2022 - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2019-08-05
- Subject:
- Korean War, 1950-1953
United States. Army. Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd
Lehigh University
United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Georgia-Pacific Corporation - Location:
- Japan, Kyoto, 35.0231321, 135.7634074
Japan, Okinawa, 26.53806, 127.96778
Korea, 37.663998, 127.978458
Korea, Korean Demilitarized Zone, 38.233686649999996, 127.00873073371443
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, 40.6501, -73.94958
United States, Virginia, Fairfax County, Fort Belvoir, 38.7119, -77.14589 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Henry Ahrenhold recalls his experiences serving in the United States Army Corps of Engineers during the Korean War. He remembers his growing up years, his education, and how he met and married his wife. He was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduating the ROTC program at Lehigh University and describes being called to active duty shortly after his marriage. He recalls their experiences securing adequate housing and remembers his combat training with live ammunition. He applied and successfully tested to become an Army pilot, but his request was denied because he received orders to Korea. He describes his transit to Korea by plane, boat, and rail and recalls how cold it was in the country. He describes his unit's activities, including a harrowing experience retrieving a disabled tank. He received orders to Okinawa and describes bringing his wife and baby daughter there by boat. He describes their living quarters and the domestic workers they employed. He remembers the friends they met in Okinawa, their leisure activities, and how their maid taught their daughter Japanese nursery rhymes. They returned to the United States in 1954 and he describes their cross-country drive, how he secured orders to the New York Engineer District, and his duties there. He recalls his post-military career in the paper industry and how he became involved with the Savannah Yacht Club.
Civil engineer
Henry Ahrenhold served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers during the Korean War. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/862
- 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:
- 1:53:26
- 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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