- Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Ralph Simpson, World War II, Bainbridge, Georgia, 2003 February 21
- Creator:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bush, Tom
Livingston, Mayo - Publisher:
- Bainbridge, Ga. : Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2003-02-21
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
United States.Army
World War, 1939-1945--France
World War, 1939-1945--Germany
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 29th
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy
Purple Heart - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, 30.9038, -84.57547
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Ralph Simpson recounts his WWII experiences in the United States Army, 29th Division, 175th Regiment - heavy equipment. His regiment entered France the day after D-Day and saw combat in the Battle of the Bulge, when he was wounded and received the Purple Heart. After Germany surrendered, Ralph was assigned to the Army's Labor group managing the placement and imprisonment of German troops. Funding for the SWGRL WWII Veterans Project provided by the Thomas M. and Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Trust. Funding for digitization of the interviews provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- 31052005809623
https://youtu.be/GbJipZh3DQc - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:zhs_wvp_gbjipzh3dqc
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:zhs_wvp_gbjipzh3dqc
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Ralph Simpson
- Extent:
- 65 minutes
- Original Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Holding Institution:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
-
