Interview with William B. Rutherford, June 11, 1985

Project: American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project

Interview Summary

served with Company L-- 28th Infantry Division; aide to General Omar Bradley; describes impressions of Bradley-- assault on Dog Island-- training-- shock of combat-- American soldiers in England-- aerial attacks on England-- bombing of Saint-Lo-- liberation of Paris; took part in assault on Normandy-- crossed into Germany - fought through the Hurtgen Forest-- talks about the Battle of the Bulge

Interview Accession

1985oh134_ww016

Interviewee Name

William B. Rutherford

Interviewer Name

Arthur L. Kelly

Interview Date

1985-06-11

Interview Keyword

military service experience War Veterans World War II World War II veterans

Interview LC Subject

Rutherford, William B. Rutherford, William B.--Interviews World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe World War, 1939-1945--Europe World War, 1939-1945.

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