Charles, Wayne (Interview outline and video), 2013

Smither, James (Interviewer)

Wayne Charles was born in Muskegon, Michigan, in 1925, and was drafted in 1943. He trained at Camp Croft, South Carolina, in wire communications, but was eventually sent to Europe as an infantry replacement. He shipped out in June, spent about a month in England, and was assigned to the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, before the liberation of Paris in August. His unit advanced across France and Belgium, and fought through the Siegfried Line and into the Hurtgen Forest, where they saw their heaviest fighting. They were then sent to Luxembourg to refit, and wound up on the south shoulder of the Bulge in December. He then participated in the invasion of Germany and spent some time guarding German prisoners before being sent home and discharged.

2013-01-24

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

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

CharlesW1475V

application/pdf

video/mp4

Moving Image

Text

eng