- Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Rev. Earl Henshaw, World War II, Bainbridge, Georgia, 2003 January 31
- Creator:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bush, Tom
Livingston, Mayo - Publisher:
- Bainbridge, Ga. : Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2003-01-31
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
United States. Navy
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American--England
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:
- Reverend Earl Henshaw recounts his WWII experiences in the United States Navy as an electrician on a Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) that transported troops to Normandy- Omaha Beach - for the D-Day invasion. The LCI continued to transport men and supplies to France after D-Day and through Battle of the Bulge and V-E Day. 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:
- 31052005793785
https://youtu.be/kYVxuCFcLG0 - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:zhs_wvp_kyvxucfclg0
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:zhs_wvp_kyvxucfclg0
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Earl Henshaw
- Extent:
- 40 minutes
- Original Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Holding Institution:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
-
