- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Lewis S. Conn
- Creator:
- Bruckner, William Joseph
Conn, Lewis S., 1922-2010 - Date of Original:
- 2003-07-16
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Ardennes
Depressions--1929--Georgia
Tiger (Tank)
Lightning (Fighter plane)
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945
United States. Army. Army, 3rd
United States. Army. Tank Battalion (Light), 784
Queen Mary (Steamship)
Hitler-Jugend
Siegfried Line
Hitler Youth
soup kitchens
Screaming Mimi
P-38 (Fighter plane) - Location:
- France, Saint-Lô, 49.1157004, -1.0906637
Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne District, Städteregion Aachen, Aachen, 50.77664, 6.08342
Netherlands, Rhine River, 51.97198, 5.91545
United Kingdom, England, London, 51.50853, -0.12574
United Kingdom, Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Pontypridd, 51.6021, -3.34211
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Fort Benning, 32.35237, -84.96882
United States, Georgia, Coweta County, 33.35346, -84.76337
United States, Georgia, Meriwether County, 33.04066, -84.68831
United States, Texas, Bell County, Killeen, Fort Hood, 31.13884585, -97.715048633985 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
mini-dv - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Lewis Conn recalls his childhood during the Depression in Georgia, as well as his service in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. He was assigned to a tank unit and describes what it was like serving in a segregated army. Of particular interest are his recollections about German prisoners of war attending military base movie theatres that black soldiers were not permitted to enter. He describes the day to day operations of his tank unit and recalls burning German paper money in order to keep warm. He comments on the role he and his fellow soldiers played in changing American society.
Lewis Conn served in the United States Army in Europe during World War II. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/323
- Additional Rights Information:
- 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.
- Extent:
- 1:31:19
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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