Rickard, Melvin H., 1922-,

Dates:
Birth 1922

Biographical notes:

Rickard (b. July 8, 1922) served with the 101st Airborne Division in the European theater of World War II.

He was taken prisoner on October 5, 1944 and held until the end of the war in Europe. Rickard eventually settled in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.

From the description of Oral history interview with Melvin H. Rickard, 1999. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 61285385

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Subjects:

  • Airmen
  • Combat
  • Nazi propaganda
  • Prisoners of war
  • Veterans
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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Places:

  • Netherlands (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Dodgeville (as recorded)
  • France--Normandy (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Linden (as recorded)