Oral history interview with Armin F. Krohn [sound recording], 1999.

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Oral history interview with Armin F. Krohn [sound recording], 1999.

Armin F. Krohn, a Shawano, Wisconsin native, talks about his World War II Army service originally as an anti-aircraft artillery gunner and later as a cryptographer in both the Pacific and European theaters of war.

Sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 90 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.Videorecording : 1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 90 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 31 p.

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