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- Text: ... of a convoy, and they didn‟t see any U-boats, but he knew they were out there. (25:22) The first place they landed was in Scotland. That is where he got his first taste of the English language. After landing in Scotland, they took a train to their base that was thirty miles from...
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- Text: ...he C-46 or C-47 (31:22). (31:30) Active Duty Europe From Camp Kilmer in New Jersey he boarded a passenger ship bound for Scotland. The trip lasted 7 days and was initially rough (31:48). Many men became seasick (33:06). The camp in Scotland was crude, wet, and muddy. Th...
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- Text: ...ssed the Rock of Gibraltar • Before they got to England they had to get inspected for STDs • They landed in Glasgow, Scotland and did maneuvers • Garret had a girlfriend in London • The Germans were attacking London and they had to hide in the subways when they were visiting...
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- Text: ...antic on the Queen Elizabeth with 15,000 other troops. The ship was alone but was escorted by submarines. Landed in Glasgow, Scotland and was railroaded to England. This was at the end of 1943. (00:10:46)Assigned to the 39th Regiment during his time in England. Some of the men in the compan...
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- Text: ...S. (18:54) Backs up and mentions that when he first journeyed overseas aboard a troop ship that landed first in Glasgow, Scotland; went by train down to London and then by ship to France where they received their weapons at various replacement centers. (19:58) o Home in the States (20:...
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- Text: ... and France • The North Sea still had mines in it so they had to follow a specific route • After picking up wheat in Scotland they went down the St Lawrence River and unloaded it in Montreal • When they went back out to sea it was winter and there were some storms • They we...
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- Text: He did experience some USO shows. (42:57) While based in England he had a 10 day leave in Scotland. (43:58)
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- Text: ...l from the United States to the English Isles -Moved quickly because they didn’t travel with an escort -Landed in Glasgow, Scotland -Started to get organized and prepared to set up in England -Remembers doing kitchen duty on the ship and plucking feathers off of chickens -Remembers a sold...
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- Text: ...Interviewer: So after you complete your year of language school, what assignment do you get? Well, I put in for Scotland. Edzell, Scotland. And we had a couple there in Edzell that were our sponsors, and we wrote letters back and forth and we were all excited about moving to Sc...
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- Text: ...Found that it was very similar. (06:23) Returned to the United States in December, 1945 from Scotland after his detached service from Hamburg, Germany. Describes his experience having to sleep at Camp Lucky Strike, near Le Havre, France while waiting for reliable transportation. (1:10:37) (...
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- Text: ... the ship was English and horrible and there were thousands of men on the ship • They traveled with a convoy and landed in Scotland • On Christmas Eve of 1944 they took a train to England • They stayed at a base near Ipswich and his sister worked in a nearby hospital (17:40) Flight ...
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- Text: ...Many men were sick. (13:41) The convoy sailed for 11 days. It stormed for all 11. (15:07) The convoy landed in Greenoch, Scotland. (16:40) Keith was then sent to England. There the men had to build their own startle trenches, and get their own water. The men lived in tents. (17:27) He was a...
