- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Willie I. Stegall
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Tony (Anthony Stephen), 1944-
Stegall, Willie I., 1920- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 2016-04-08
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area
Depressions--1929
Segregation--United States--1940-1950
United States. Army. Division, 93rd
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 368th - Location:
- Indonesia, Morotai Island, 2.32131, 128.44267
Solomon Islands, -9.7354344, 162.8288542
Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, -9.59842095, 160.148511701845
United States, Alabama, Calhoun County, Fort McClellan, 33.71076, -85.73733
United States, California, San Bernardino County, Essex, 34.73361, -115.24498 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Willie Stegall recalls his experiences serving in the United States Army in the Pacific during World War II. He was drafted while attending Morris Brown College and recalls combat training in the deserts of Southern California. He had never been on a ship before and remembers a terrible storm they encountered while traveling from San Francisco to Guadalcanal. He recalls several combat incidents including running out of food; the death of a patrol leader who disobeyed orders to avoid a certain hill; and friendly fire incidents when artillery shells were dropped on their position, but the shells did not explode. He remembers leaving the Pacific for home after the war and describes how slow the troop transport ship was. He describes his post-military career, how he met his wife, and his family.
SS General John Pope (AP-110) troop transport; SS Joel Palmer; friendly fire
Willie Stegall served in the United States Army in the Pacific during World War II. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/815
- 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:
- 47:51
- 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:
-
