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Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories

Oral histories conducted in 1994 with Athens, Georgia area World War II veterans about their experiences during the war.

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Date of Original
1994

Subject
Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia

Location
United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794

Medium
oral histories (literary works)
moving images

Type
Moving Image

Description
World War II veterans living in or near Athens, Clarke County, Georgia in 1994 discuss campaigns in Europe, Africa and the Pacific; the attack on Pearl Harbor; Anzio, Italy; the Battle of the Bulge; the United States Army Air Force; bombing raids; Iwo Jima, Japan; Saipan; Guam; kamikaze attacks; submarine warfare; the Bataan Death March in the Philippines; the Palawan Massacre in the Philippines; and the experiences of prisoners of war. Also included are interviews with women veterans of various services and organizations.
Part of a commemorative World War II Oral History Project titled “Rendezvous with History.”
Digitization of the original footage was made possible by a 2013 Historic Preservation grant from the Watson-Brown Foundation Junior Board of Athens, Georgia.

Metadata URL
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Language
eng

Holding Institution
Athens-Clarke County Library

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Subject World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German

1. World War Two oral history interviews : interview with LaGrange Dupree, September 2, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library

Creator:: Dupree, LaGrange
Date of Original:: 1994-09-02
Collection:: Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
Holding Institution:: Athens-Clarke County Library

2. World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Charles Hugh Stammer, August 25, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library

Creator:: Stammer, Charles Hugh, 1925-2013
Date of Original:: 1994-08-25
Collection:: Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
Holding Institution:: Athens-Clarke County Library

3. World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Gene and Mozelle Cook, August 25, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library

Creator:: Cook, Gene
Cook, Mozelle
Date of Original:: 1994-08-25
Collection:: Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
Holding Institution:: Athens-Clarke County Library

4. World War Two oral history interviews : interview with William Fletcher, August 15, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library

Creator:: Fletcher, William Hains, 1923-2008
Date of Original:: 1994-08-15
Collection:: Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
Holding Institution:: Athens-Clarke County Library

5. World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Howard Randolph Holder, August 3, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library

Creator:: Holder, Howard Randolph, 1916-2002
Date of Original:: 1994-08-03
Collection:: Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
Holding Institution:: Athens-Clarke County Library

6. World War Two oral history interviews : interview with George W. Reynard, July 29, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library

Creator:: Reynard, George Walter, 1923-2005
Date of Original:: 1994-07-29
Collection:: Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
Holding Institution:: Athens-Clarke County Library

7. World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Dot Shull, July 28, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library

Creator:: Shull, Dot
Date of Original:: 1994-07-28
Collection:: Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
Holding Institution:: Athens-Clarke County Library