Bruce A. Linton World War II Interview

Bruce A. Linton World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

United States. Army.

Bruce A. Linton served in the United States Army (104th Infantry Division, 4th Platoon, Company C, 414th Regiment) from 1942 to 1945. Interviewed by Kristen Miller on January 14, 2003, as part of the Kansas Veterans History Project, Linton talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Linton was born on December 3, 192, in Ottawa, Illinois. He graduated high school in 1941. After enlisting in the Army, he joined the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) at the University of Illinois. He then trained at Camp Carson, Colorado, before going to Europe in May 1944. He returned home in 1945. Linton is a Purple Heart recipient. Following the war, he attended graduate school at Northwestern University and worked at the University of Kansas.

Linton, Bruce A.

Kansas Veterans History Project

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

2003-01-14

Miller, Kristen

Kansas State Historical Society

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.03811/

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Linton Interview

France

1942 - 1945

Miller, Kristen

Linton, Bruce A.

Topeka (Kan.)

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