Paul W. Childers Collection

Biographical Information

Note

Original material is held at the Clark County Public Library in Winchester, Kentucky.

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1946

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Field Artillery Battalion (FABN), 97th Infantry Division

Location of Service

Fort Thomas, Kentucky; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Camp Cook and San Luis Obispo, California; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Camp Shanks, New York; Camp Kilmer, New Jersey; France; Czechoslovakia; Germany; Japan; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)

Highest Rank

Technician Five

Service History Note

During interview, veteran discusses training, Camp Lucky Strike staging area in France, crossing Rhine River, being shot at by snipers, Battle of the Bulge, taking 45,000 prisoners on V-E Day and arriving in Okinawa when atomic bomb dropped.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Donnie Rose

Contributor:

Julie Maruskin

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Clark County Public Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/32092

Subjects:

Childers, Paul W.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Paul W. Childers Collection
(AFC/2001/001/32092), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress