Albert Ejem oral history, 2005 [videorecording].

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Albert Ejem oral history, 2005 [videorecording].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/420558416

The interview provides information and personal observations about Ejem's basic training at Camp Robinson, Ark. before transfer to Camp Swift, Tex.; hitchhiking with a friend and being picked up by Colonel Hampton; arrival at Naples, Italy aboard the USS Argentina and transport to Naples via cargo vessel; guarding ammunition at Riva Ridge and Mt. Belvedere; discussion with a young German prisoner; 6 weeks stationed in Trieste; mission to keep the Yugoslavs from entering Italy; post WWII time in Italy and voyage to Florence; difficulty with talking about the war; friend Omar Domas who was badly wounded and who he had not seen since Italy.

1 videodisc (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 videocassette (40 min. : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.) +1 envelope

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Denver Public Library, Central Library

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