Oral history interview with Archie Gantt, 1999 August 31.

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Oral history interview with Archie Gantt, 1999 August 31.

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Interview with Archie Gantt, Army veteran (F Company, 335th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division), concerning his experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Boyhood in central Texas; his induction into the Army and basic training at Camp Howze, Gainesville, Texas, 1942-43; Camp Clayborne and Louisiana maneuvers, 1943; shipment to England, October, 1944; combat on the Siegfried Line, November, 1944; leadership problems; Battle of the Bulge, December, 1944-January, 1945; combat living conditions; Officer Candidate School and commissioning, Fontainebleau, France, April-June, 1945; postwar service in Europe, 1945-46.

81 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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World War II European Theater Oral History Project.

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 335th

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Lane, Peter B., 1939-

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Gantt, Archie, 1922-

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...