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Abstract
| Medinger discusses the following topics: Personal history, La Crosse, Wisconsin -- Drafted into U.S. Army, 1942 -- Reaction to Pearl Harbor Attack, December 7, 1941 -- Memories of Army base, Camp Butner, North Carolina, 1942 -- Assigned 339th General Service Engineer Regiment, Camp Butner, North Carolina -- North Carolina Camp Butner to Army Station, Brisbane, Australia to Milne Bay, New Guinea, 1943 -- Segregation of African Americans in Army, Replacement center, 1943 -- Japanese airfields, Leyte Bay, MacArthur present, 1943 -- Building bridges, Leyte Bay, Japan, 1943 -- Building air strips, San Marcelino, Luzon, Philippines, 1945 -- Building hospitals, north of Manila, Philippines, 1945 -- Health problems, “Jungle Rot” (skin ulcer) -- End of World War II, return to Santa Barbara, California, Camp Anns, 1945 -- Interactions with German prisoners of war, Camp Anns, 1945 -- Return to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, 1945 -- Photos of indigenous people in new Guinea, built the camps with U.S. soldiers, presence of women in camps, 1943 -- C-Rations, Ten-and-One Rations; packs of cigarettes, corned beef, Spam, 1943-1945 -- Removal of Japanese soldiers’ teeth, sold, Capitan later Court Marshaled, 1943-1945 -- Impressions of Japanese people post-war, 1945 -- Censored letters from brothers in service, 1943-1945 -- Opinions of Hollywood’s portrayal of World War II, 1939-1945 -- Comparison between WWII and the events of September 11th, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. |
| Content | 00:00:10—Personal history, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
00:00:50—Drafted into U.S. Army, 1942 |
00:01:20—Reaction to Pearl Harbor Attack, December 7, 1941 |
00:03:10—Memories of Army base, Camp Butner, North Carolina, 1942 |
00:03:50—Assigned 339th General Service Engineer Regiment, Camp Butner, North Carolina |
00:05:45—North Carolina Camp Butner to Army Station, Brisbane, Australia to Milne Bay, New Guinea, 1943 |
00:11:15—Segregation of African Americans in Army, Replacement center, 1943 |
00:16:15—Japanese airfields, Leyte Bay, MacArthur present, 1943 |
00:20:30—Building bridges, Leyte Bay, Japan, 1943 |
00:27:45—Building air strips, San Marcelino, Luzon, Philippines, 1945 |
00:32:15—Building hospitals, north of Manila, Philippines, 1945 |
00:36:15—Health problems, “Jungle Rot” (skin ulcer) |
00:38:45—End of World War II, return to Santa Barbara, California, Camp Anns, 1945 |
00:39:40—Interactions with German prisoners of war, Camp Anns, 1945 |
00:40:30—Return to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, 1945 |
00:42:10—Photos of indigenous people in new Guinea, built the camps with U.S. soldiers, presence of women in camps, 1943 |
00:44:30—C-Rations, Ten-and-One Rations; packs of cigarettes, corned beef, Spam, 1943-1945 |
00:46:20—Removal of Japanese soldiers’ teeth, sold, Capitan later Court Marshaled, 1943-1945 |
00:48:30—Impressions of Japanese people post-war, 1945 |
00:50:00—Censored letters from brothers in service, 1943-1945 |
00:52:20—Opinions of Hollywood’s portrayal of World War II, 1939-1945 |
00:53:50—Comparison between WWII and the events of September 11th, 2001 Terrorist Attacks |
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