Hallberg, James, “Hallberg, James (Interview outline and video), 2009,” Digital Collections, accessed April 2, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29036.
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Hallberg, James (Interview outline and video), 2009
Jim Hallberg of Muskegon, Michigan, was drafted into the army in October of 1941 and assigned to the 34th Division as an infantryman. He was part of the group sent directly into the harbor at Algiers to seize the port in November, 1943, and was captured by the French, who then changed sides and joined the Allies. He went on to fight at Kasserine Pass, where he was wounded. Because of his injury, he was switched to the division headquarters and stayed with them through Salerno, Cassino, Anzio and northern Italy.