Hoerner, Jim, “Hoerner, Jim (Interview outline and video), 2004,” Digital Collections, accessed March 13, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29005.
Jim Hoerner was drafted in the US Army in 1942, received financial training, and then attended officer candidate school. Upon graduating, he was assigned to the 90th Division as a platoon leader. He landed on Utah Beach on D-Day and fought in Normandy, across France, through the Bulge and into Germany, although the interview mostly focuses on his experiences through the Normandy campaign.