Pitt, Meldon (Interview outline and video) 2008
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Title
Pitt, Meldon (Interview outline and video) 2008
Creator
Contributor
Collins Sr., Charles E. (Interviewer)
Collins, Carol (Interviewer)
Description
Meldon Pitt was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 23, 1924. He graduated from Kelloggsville High School in 1942 and then went into the Army. Mel went through diesel mechanics school and then was sent to England. In England he taught people how to seal jeeps so they could go into the water when they were sent to France. Mel was transferred to an infantry company when he got to France and he fought at the Battle of the Bulge. After the Bulge he was sent back to the ordinance company and became a welder. Mel received a battle star for fighting at the Bulge and a purple heart.
Date
2008-08-21
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
PittM
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
Pitt, Meldon, “Pitt, Meldon (Interview outline and video) 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29371.