Edward Guy oral history interview, part 2 of 5, August 7, 2004

Guy discusses his time in basic training at Camp Croft in South Carolina. He would learn how to use heavy machine guns and then be shipped overseas, first landing in Casablanca, playing card games and reading throughout the shipment. Once arrived in Europe, he and the 141st Regiment would begin their combat in Salerno, where they would lose nearly a quarter of their men. While making their landing on that beach, they would take heavy fire as the Germans had heavy fortifications. However, when they landed on the beach, they would be one of the first Americans to touch European soil during the war. With help from the 82nd Airborne, they would be able to break through to Salerno and move on to the mountains.

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