Bruce A. Linton World War II Interview

Dublin Core

Title

Bruce A. Linton World War II Interview

Subject

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
United States -- History, Military.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
United States. Army.

Description

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.

Creator

Linton, Bruce A.

Source

Kansas Veterans History Project

Publisher

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Date

2003-01-14

Contributor

Miller, Kristen
Kansas State Historical Society

Relation

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

Format

MP4

Language

eng

Type

Oral History

Identifier

Linton Interview

Coverage

France
1942 - 1945

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Miller, Kristen

Interviewee

Linton, Bruce A.

Location

Topeka (Kan.)

Original Format

VHS

Duration

1:01:19

Bit Rate/Frequency

317 kbit/s (audio)
10318 kbit/s (video)

Citation

Linton, Bruce A., “Bruce A. Linton World War II Interview,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed March 28, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/1781.

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