Oral history interview with Alfred P. Forry, 1998 August 12.

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Forry, Alfred P., 1925-. Oral history interview with Alfred P. Forry, 1998 August 12.

Oral history interview with Alfred P. Forry, 1998 August 12.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317722203

Interview with Alfred P. Forry, foundry worker and Army veteran (362nd Battalion, 91st Infantry Division), concerning his experiences as a member of the 91st Infantry Division in the Italian Campaign during World War II. Induction into the Army, 1943; basic training at Fort Hood; advanced training in the California mountains; troopship to Oran and then to Naples; assignment as a replacement to the 362nd Battalion, 91st Infantry Division; small unit infantry combat tactics; designation as the squad's BAR man; Rome-Arno Offensive, 1944; importance of artillery support for infantrymen; baptism to combat; Apennines Campaign, 1944-45; life on the front lines for forty-five consecutive days; winter quarters in the Apennines; Po Valley Campaign, 1945; end of the war and mustering out of the military.

66 leaves ; 29 cm.

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