Oral history interview of Charles Marion Coe
Rating
Title
Oral history interview of Charles Marion Coe
Creator-Interviewer
Palmer, Janet
Creator-Interviewee
Coe, Charles Marion, 1916-
Description
In this interview , Charles Coe describes his career in the U.S . Army in North Africa and Europe during World War II . He was a Reserve Officer before the war and was called up to be a communications officer . He describes conditions in North Africa , including catching fish by dropping a land mine with a grenade from a plane and the destitute condition of the local population . After the fall of North Africa , they prepared for the invasion of Sicily . From there they sailed to England via the mid-Atlantic in a failed attempt to make the Germans think they were being shipped home . They prepared for the invasion of Europe . Because he had been in a band in college , the Army required him to organize a band to entertain the troops , and they played both in England and later in Berlin . They also developed their own photographs using local equipment . He describes his homecoming , from seeing the Statue of Liberty to "necking " in a phone booth with his wife . He displays several photographs , maps and artifacts .
Geographic Location
Atlanta (Ga.) Lafayette (Ind.) Fort Bragg (N.C.) Rabat (Gozo Island, Malta) Casablanca (Morocco) Ramādī (Iraq) Bizerte (Tunisia) Sicily (Italy) Salisbury Plain (England) Stonehenge (England)
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American M114 155mm (Howitzer) Howitzers Radio frequency modulation
Personal Name
Coe, Ruth, 1918-2014
Corporate Name
United States. Army. Armored Division, 2nd. Field Artillery Battalion, 92nd Purdue University Bell Telephone Laboratories (Brooklyn N.Y.)
Keywords
FM Radio ; How
Date Original
2003 Nov 5
Date Digital
2014
Type
MovingImage
Format
Video
Analog Format
MiniDV
Digital format
mov
Extent
53:57
Catalogue Number
VIS 201.0081
Collection
Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Related Collections
Veterans History Project collection , MSS 1010 , Kenan Research Center , Atlanta History Center
Publisher
Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305
Rights
This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Notes
Charles M. Coe was an Army officer in North Africa and Europe during World War II.
Source
https://www.youtube.com/embed/badRZKITkvc
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