Johnson, Ellsworth (Al) (Interview outline and video), 2007
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Title
Johnson, Ellsworth (Al) (Interview outline and video), 2007
Creator
Contributor
Smither, James (Interviewer)
Description
Al Johnson was born in Columbus, Ohio, and served in the OSS during World War II. He was drafted into the Army after high school, and was selected for OSS after basic training. He was sent to England, and then parachuted into France where his unit helped the French resistance secure a dam. He was then shipped to China where he helped train the Chinese Army to fight the Japanese. After the war, he stayed in China for 30 days to help the Nationalist Army, and was then shipped home.
Date
2007-06-15
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
JohnsonE
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
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Citation
Johnson, Ellsworth, “Johnson, Ellsworth (Al) (Interview outline and video), 2007,” Digital Collections, accessed May 21, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29075.