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Title
Pitt
,
Meldon
(Interview
outline
and
video)
2008
Creator
Pitt
,
Meldon
Description
Meldon
Pitt
was
born
in
Chicago
,
Illinois
on
February
23
,
1924
. He
graduated
from
Kelloggsville
High
School
in
1942
and then
went
into the
Army
.
Mel
went
through
diesel
mechanics
school
and then was
sent
to
England
. In
England
he
taught
people
how to
seal
jeeps
so
they
could
go
into the
water
when
they were
sent
to
France
.
Mel
was
transferred
to an
infantry
company
when
he
got
to
France
and he
fought
at the
Battle
of the
Bulge
.
After
the
Bulge
he was
sent
back
to the
ordinance
company
and
became
a
welder
.
Mel
received
a
battle
star
for
fighting
at the
Bulge
and a
purple
heart
.
Contributors
Collins
Sr.
,
Charles
E
.
(Interviewer)
;
Collins
,
Carol
(Interviewer)
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
2008-08-21
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
MPitt
OCLC number
678589474
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