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Dublin Core
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Title
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Ed McCasland oral history interview, June 23, 2008
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/881-McCasland-Ed-3.m4v
Date of Birth
[YYYY-MM-DD]
1920 Nov 30
Location of Birth
Union Valley, Texas
War or Conflict
World War, 1939-1945
Unit of Service
143rd Infantry Regiment
Index
indicates an oral history item with an XML file indexed in OHMS.
Yes
Dublin Core
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Title
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Ed McCasland oral history interview, part 3 of 3, June 23, 2008
Creator
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McCasland, Ed: narrator
Horsting, Robert: interviewer
Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher
Source
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Go For Broke National Education Center
Identifier
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2008OH0881_03_McCasland
Description
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McCasland list his awards and medals . He explains why German military equipment is superior to equipment from other countries. He talks about his wife and children. He explains how he communicated with his family while overseas. He discusses USO shows. He briefly talks about being captured by the Germans. He shares his thoughts on military generals, Bill Mauldin, and Ernie Pyle. He describes the impact of the elements on soldiers. He talks about returning to farming. He talks about working in the oil business. He explains how he met his wife. He discusses his grandchildren. He describes his marriage. McCasland talks about his involvement in veterans associations. He shares his thoughts on politics and current events.
Subject
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World War II--Awards, medals
Identity and values--Family
World War II--Prisoners and prisons
World War II--Military service
Type
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Oral Histories
Format
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video/m4v
Extent
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0:33:24
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2008 June 23
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Idaho