SL-445, SL-446 - Heber Baumgartner, 24 April 2002

Item — cassette: 445-446

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Scope and Contents

Baumgartner was born on 21 May 1920 in Salt Lake City. He discusses his family, schooling, and the Depression. Inducted into the army on August 1944, he describes boot camp at Camp Hood, Texas, and being shipped to England on the . He served in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. He sustained a knee injury from a shell concussion and was transported to a hospital in England before being sent back to the United States. He was discharged from Mitchell Hospital in San Diego in November 1945. Recipient of the Purple Heart. Interviewed by Becky Lloyd.

Dates

24 April 2002

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection material in English.

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