Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Claud C. Woodring Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
- Location of Service: England; Omaha Beach, Normandy, France; Belgium; Aachen, Germany
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/5288
From a training camp malcontent, Claud Woodring became a fearless infantryman who had the unenviable job of leading the way ashore for troops on D-Day. Woodring's vivid descriptions of the horrors on the beach that day are a prelude to his account of chasing the retreating Germany army through France. By night, the enemy would fall back, and during the day, the Allies would catch up, engaging them in battle every day in mid-afternoon.
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About this Item
Title
- Claud C. Woodring Collection
Names
- Fisher, Andrew L.
- Jones, Tamara
- Woodring, Claud C.
- University of Toledo
Home State
- Ohio
Headings
- - Woodring, Claud C.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
- Location of Service: England; Omaha Beach, Normandy, France; Belgium; Aachen, Germany
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran sustained combat/service-related injuries at Aachen.
Materials
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-01-02)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [1 item] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2006-03-20; 2006-03-20)
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2006-08-09; 2006-08-08)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2006-08-09)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/5288
Cite as
- Claud C. Woodring Collection (AFC/2001/001/5288), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- image
- online text