‘Life in the Army’ 25 transcript

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Title

‘Life in the Army’ 25 transcript

Subject

World War II photo album

Description

1 image with text

Creator

Albert and Jane Schwarz

Source

Schwarz, Albert. Life in the Army. Scrapbook. 1942. University of Mary Washington Special Collections & University Archives.

Publisher

HIST 428, Spring 2022, University of Mary Washington, Janis Shurtleff

Date

1942-1944

Contributor

HIST 428, Spring 2022, University of Mary Washington

Rights

Copyright is retained by Special Collections and University Archives, Simpson Library, University of Mary Washington. This item is available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Items may not be reproduced or used for any commercial purposes without prior written consent from the University of Mary Washington.

Relation

Jane Schwarz Interview PDF Transcript

Format

1 PDF, 300 DPI

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

https://pvtschwarz.umwhistory.org/items/show/148

Coverage

World War II, 1942-1943

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Text

July 12- Saturday morning we
started out before daylight and I
was put in charge of six men
from our company. As we went
down the street we were
stopped twice by the guards
and had to report to each one
where we were going. I have
never seen it rain as hard as it
did just while we were walking.
Our pants were soaked in a
minute and our raincoats let the
water run down our necks.
When we reached the build
where we were

Part of the first
platoon at ease

to report, I knocked on the
door and when they
answered one man had us
covered with a machine gun
until they saw the pass I held
up- what an awful feeling!
After getting all the targets
up and ready to start. It was
called off because it was
raining too hard. Then we
had to put everything away
again.

We returned to our
company by 8 am and went
through some road tactics.

Original Format

Photo Album