Cooley, Robert I (Interview outline and video), 2008

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Robert Cooley joined the US Army in 1940 and served through World War II. He was a platoon sergeant in the 5th Infantry Division, and was stationed in Iceland, England and Northern Ireland before landing in France after D-Day. He saw action at St. Lo, Metz, and in the counterattack after the Battle of the Bulge before advancing into Germany and Czechoslovakia. His account includes descriptions of life on garrison duty in Iceland, combat in the Norman hedgerows, taking German prisoners and coming upon a small concentration camp shortly after it was liberated.

2008-03-11

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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