Franz Steidl oral history interview, part 1 of 4, June 12, 2004

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Steidl discusses how his family, of Czech/German heritage, had to evacuate Czechoslovakia due to World War 2. He talks about his German father political prisoner during the war and his family background pre-World War 2. He also discusses how he emigrated to America and eventually served in the U.S. military and was an officer in the Vietnam War.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:07

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2004OH0455_01_Steidl

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/455-Steidl-Franz-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1945 Feb 1

Location of Birth

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Steidl, Franz: narrator, Wasserman, Steven: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Franz Steidl oral history interview, part 1 of 4, June 12, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050526.