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Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Geroge Medcalf from Greensville, South Carolina. He discusses his experience in training in Camp Mcoy in Wisconsin and meeting his wife there. He also discusses his time in the Second Infantry Division with the 38th Regiment, Company C, preparing for the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Medcalf also relays how he had to take over command of his Company during the invasion when he was injured by flying shrapnel and sent back to England for recuperation. He shares a story of how while advancing on Leipzig, Germany he was saved from German artillery fire when his sergeant offered him a piece of candy moving him away from the line of fire. The war ended while Mr. Medcalf was in Czechoslovakia, and after the war he received a purple heart and a cluster.
Date: December 27, 2000
Creator: Medcalf, George
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Geroge Medcalf from Greensville, South Carolina. He discusses his experience in training in Camp Mcoy in Wisconsin and meeting his wife there. He also discusses his time in the Second Infantry Division with the 38th Regiment, Company C, preparing for the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Medcalf also relays how he had to take over command of his Company during the invasion when he was injured by flying shrapnel and sent back to England for recuperation. He shares a story of how while advancing on Leipzig, Germany he was saved from German artillery fire when his sergeant offered him a piece of candy moving him away from the line of fire. The war ended while Mr. Medcalf was in Czechoslovakia, and after the war he received a purple heart and a cluster.
Date: December 27, 2000
Creator: Medcalf, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. W. Warns, Jr. to H. Kempner, May 27, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from F. W. Warns, Jr. to H. Kempner, May 27, 1955]

Letter from F. W. Warns, Jr. to H. Kempner discussing the best hotels in various cities around Germany and Austria including Munich, Salzburg, Bad Gastein, Innsbruck, and Mittersill while providing updates on the hiring of a maid to accompany their travels.
Date: May 27, 1955
Creator: Warns, F. W., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Roland C. Irvine, February 27, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Roland C. Irvine, February 27, 1950]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Roland C. Irvine requesting assistance for Miss Rosa Anspach. She is described as a 70-year-old lady of German descent in need of a place in a home for elderly ladies due to her inability to continue manual labor. He believes $500 could be raised for her and suggests that the bank's influence could aid in this charitable case. Miss Anspach is commended for her refined upbringing and Kempner asks Mr. Irvine for help in the matter.
Date: February 27, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History