- Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with J.D. Hopkins, World War II, Bainbridge, Georgia, 2000 February 25
- Creator:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bush, Tom
Livingston, Mayo - Publisher:
- Bainbridge, Ga. : Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2000-02-25
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
United States. Army
African American veterans--Georgia--Interviews
World War, 1939-1945--France
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, 30.9038, -84.57547
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- J.D. Hopkins recounts his WWII experiences in the United States Army's African American artillery 777th battalion that landed in France following D-Day to haul supplies to the 3rd Army front lines fighting through France to Germany. The supply line was dubbed the Red Ball Express, and provided ammunition, supplies and gasoline. 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:
- 31052005390343
https://youtu.be/kA4p8io_Yqs - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:zhs_wvp_ka4p8io-yqs
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:zhs_wvp_ka4p8io-yqs
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- J.D. Hopkins
- Extent:
- 25 minutes
- Original Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Holding Institution:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
-
