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Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Scheffel. Scheffel grew up in Oklahoma and enlisted in the Army ROTC in 1940. He was called up in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. He was allowed to finish out his senior year of college and was married in March 1942. He embarked on the Queen Elizabeth from New Jersey in September 1942. As leader of 200 men, he landed in Scotland and drove with them to Whittington Barracks where they joined with the British 51st Highlanders. He lists the three main survival lessons he learned from the seasoned English soldiers: having a batman to back you up, digging a two-man foxhole, and waiting for the ""crack and thump."" Scheffel how the ""crack and thump"" lesson would later save his life when he was seriously wounded when attacking the Siegfried Line. From England he went to Algeria with the British troops on the Scythia. The ship is torpedoed off the coast limps into Algiers. Scheffel made the decision to leave the British Highlanders and join up with American 9th Division in February 1943. The division went into Tunisia. Then he was sent to spend another month with the …
Date: May 10, 2000
Creator: Scheffel, Charles
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 94, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1982 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 94, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1982

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 10, 1982
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 73, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 10, 1982 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 73, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 10, 1982

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 10, 1982
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Sunday Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 10, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 10, 1982 (open access)

The Sunday Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 10, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 10, 1982

Weekly newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 10, 1982
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, September 10, 1982 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, September 10, 1982

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 10, 1982
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 10, 1982 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 81, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 10, 1982

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1982
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 217, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1982 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 217, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 10, 1982

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 10, 1982
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 194, Ed. 1 Monday, May 10, 1982 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 194, Ed. 1 Monday, May 10, 1982

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 10, 1982
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 151, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 10, 1982 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 151, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 10, 1982

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 10, 1982
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 131, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 10, 1982 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 131, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 10, 1982

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 10, 1982
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Sunday Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 24, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 10, 1982 (open access)

The Sunday Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 24, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 10, 1982

Weekly newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 10, 1982
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 91, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1981 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 91, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1981

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 10, 1981
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 70, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 10, 1981 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 70, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 10, 1981

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 10, 1981
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1981 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1981

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 10, 1981
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, August 10, 1981 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 80, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, August 10, 1981

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 1981
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 243, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 1981 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 243, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 1981

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 10, 1981
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 221, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 10, 1981 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 221, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 10, 1981

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 10, 1981
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Sunday Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 40, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 10, 1981 (open access)

The Sunday Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 40, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 10, 1981

Weekly newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 10, 1981
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 178, Ed. 1 Friday, April 10, 1981 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 178, Ed. 1 Friday, April 10, 1981

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 10, 1981
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 155, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 10, 1981 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 155, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 10, 1981

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 10, 1981
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 135, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 10, 1981 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 135, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 10, 1981

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 10, 1981
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 91, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 10, 1980 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 91, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 10, 1980

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 10, 1980
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 69, Ed. 1 Monday, November 10, 1980 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 69, Ed. 1 Monday, November 10, 1980

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 10, 1980
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1980 (open access)

The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1980

Daily newspaper from Lawton, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 10, 1980
Creator: Bentley, Bill F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History