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Title
Jager
,
George
(Interview
outline
,
video
, and
papers)
,
2009
Creator
Jager
,
George
Description
George
Jager
grew
up
in
Michigan
and was
drafted
in
1943
and
trained
in
Florida
to be a
replacement
infantryman
. In
April
of
1944
he
went
to
England
on a
converted
troop
ship
.
George
received
chemical
warfare
training
and then
landed
on
Omaha
Beach
10
days
after
D-day
. He was a
machine
gunner
and
fought
in
battles
at
Normandy
,
Mortain
, and the
Hurtgen
Forest
.
George
was
injured
once
at
Mortain
by a
bullet
and
again
at the
Hurtganen
Forest
by a
bomb
. He was
sent
to a
field
hospital
and then a
back
the US
because
of his
swamp
foot
. He
served
for a
short
time
after
arriving
home
and then was
discharged
.
After
he was
discharged
he
went
to
college
and
became
a
teacher
. A
map
and
magazine
article
are
appended
to
interview
outline
.
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
2009-01-20
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
GJager
OCLC number
678589727
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