Oral history interview with Mervin E. Haugh, 1999 May 31.

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Haugh, Mervin E., 1917-. Oral history interview with Mervin E. Haugh, 1999 May 31.

Oral history interview with Mervin E. Haugh, 1999 May 31.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/319715296

Interview with Mervin E. Haugh, an Army veteran (B Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Armored Division), concerning his experiences as a tank commander in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Europe during World War II. Prewar induction and training, Fort Benning, Georgia; North Africa landings, November, 1942; his role as a tank commander; evolution of tank tactics; invasion of Sicily, July, 1943; transfer of 2nd Armored Division to England, December, 1943; preparations for Operation OVERLORD; combat against German tanks; Operation COBRA, July, 1944; action along the Siegfried Line and the West Wall; his functions as commander of a M3 Stuart tank; his battle wounds from small-arms fire; crossing the Rhine River and thrusts into Germany. Appendix includes a photocopy of a newspaper article titled "Wounded in Germany" with a photo of the interviewee.

150, [2] leaves : facsim. ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT