Flaten, Milo G., 1925- ,

Dates:
Birth 1925

Biographical notes:

Flaten enlisted in the Army in 1943.

After training in the United States he was sent to England. As a scout during the Normandy Invasion, he has been credited as the first soldier on the beaches of France.

From the description of Oral history interview with Milo G. Flaten [sound recording], 1994. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 76695811

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Subjects:

  • Basic training (Military education)
  • Combat
  • War
  • Prostitution
  • Soldiers
  • Soldiers
  • Veterans
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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Places:

  • Wisconsin--Milwaukee (as recorded)
  • France--Normandy (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Madison (as recorded)