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Title
Poll
,
Francis
(Interview
outline
and
video)
,
2008
Creator
Poll
,
Francis
Description
Francis
Poll
grew
up
in
Michigan
and was
drafted
into the
Army
in
August
1941
. He
trained
as an
infantryman
in
Texas
, and his
unit
was
sent
to
Northern
Ireland
for
additional
training
, and
went
to
North
Africa
in
early
1943
. He
participated
in
fighting
in
Tunisia
and
Italy
,
including
the
battles
at
Salerno
and
Cassino
,
before
being
transferred
home
in
1944
,
where
he
served
in a
training
command
for the
rest
of the
war
.
Contributors
Smither
,
James
(Interviewer)
;
Byron
Area
Historic
Museum
(Byron
Center
,
Mich.)
;
BCTV
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
Oral history
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
United States--History, Military
Michigan--History, Military
Veterans
United States. Army
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Video recordings
Language
eng
Rights
For information on copyright or permissions, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections at collections@gvsu.edu
Type
Moving Image; Text
Format
flv; pdf
Date
2008-02-12
Source
Veterans
History
Project
collection
,
RHC-27
Relation
Veterans
History
Project
(U.S.)
Contributing Institution
Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
Digital Identification
FPoll
OCLC number
678589942
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