Oral history interview with Jack Ramsey, 2001 June 11.

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Oral history interview with Jack Ramsey, 2001 June 11.

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Interview with Jack C. Ramsey, artist and Army veteran (D Company, 393rd Regiment, 99th Infantry Division), concerning his experiences as a combat infantryman in the European Theater during World War II. Educational background; ROTC, John Tarleton Agricultural College, Stephenville, Texas, 1941-42; basic training, Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas, 1942; assignment to the Army Specialized Training Program, East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce, Texas, 1942; termination of the ASTP and his reassignment to the 99th Infantry Division, Camp Maxie, Paris, Texas, 1942-43; assignment to and training in a heavy weapons company as a mortarman; departure for Europe, September, 1944; Battle of the Bulge, December, 1944-January, 1945; his battle wound from mortar fire and evacuation from the battlefield; recuperation in England; his return to his unit, March, 1945; Battle of the Ruhr Pocket and street fighting, March, 1945; his second battle wound from artillery fire and evacuation, March 10, 1945; recuperation in England; return to his unit and service in the Army of Occupation in Germany, 1945; his postwar careers in the New York Theater, television production, and painting.

80 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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