Interview with Clinton A. Humes, May 20, 1986

Project: American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Clinton A. Humes discusses serving with the 79th Infantry Division during World War II. He describes his experiences in Normandy Invasion, particularly his role in tank battles, receiving wound from a mine explosion and convalescing from that wound before returning to the United States.

Interview Accession

1986oh160_ww053

Interviewee Name

Clinton A. Humes

Interviewer Name

Arthur L. Kelly

Interview Date

1986-05-20

Interview Keyword

79th Infantry Division D-day Allied invasion of Normandy Luftwaffe Nazi Germany Chain of command 311th anti-tank platoon Shrapnel Major General Ira Wyche 57mm anti-tank gun General George S. Patton Hedgerow warfare Battle of Saint-Lô Normandy landings

Interview LC Subject

World War II Normandy (France) France Veterans Seine River (France) Saint-Lô (France) Operation Overlord

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Humes, Clinton A. Interview by Arthur L. Kelly. 20 May. 1986. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Humes, C.A. (1986, May 20). Interview by A. L. Kelly. American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Humes, Clinton A., interview by Arthur L. Kelly. May 20, 1986, American Veterans: World War Two Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

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