James Wold World War II Interview

James Wold World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

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

United States. Army.

United States. Navy -- History.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.

James Wold served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945. He also served in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1965. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on June 13, 2006, Wold talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Wold was born on August 29, 1919, in South Dakota. He grew up in Wyoming. He was drafted into the Army in July 1942. He went to basic training at Camp Roberts, California. He worked as a truck driver in the Philippine Islands. Once he joined the Navy in 1946, he was a radio communicator on the USS Hancock. He retired from the Navy in November 1965.

Wold, James

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2006-06-13

Grubbs, Brian

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/wold-james-wwii-interview

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211762

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

Wold_James WWII Interview

1942 - 1965

Grubbs, Brian

Wold, James

Douglas County (KS)

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