Oral history interview with Mervyn R. Sigurdson [sound recording], 2007.

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Oral history interview with Mervyn R. Sigurdson [sound recording], 2007.

Mervyn R. Sigurdson, a Monroe, Wisconsin native, discusses his military training and World War II service in Germany as a member of Company B, 817th Tank Destroyer Battalion.

Sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Master sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 90 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 20 p.

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