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  • Text: ...en were told it would be a 4,000 mile voyage and after the ship sailed out of New York and crossed the Atlantic, ended up in Scotland (00:20:15:00)  The weather during the journey was good (00:20:54:00) When the ship arrived in Scotland, Scottish bagpipers were there to greet th...
Johnson, Edward (Interview outline and video, 1 of 2), 2012

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  • Text: ...t [former luxury liner] with 8,000 men They left in April of 1944 and travelled without a convoy The ship landed at Glasgow, Scotland George went to south east London He was chosen to go to chemical warfare school In June he went back to his unit and they crossed the English Channel They la...
Jager, George (Interview outline, video, and papers), 2009

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  • Text: ...est to do nice for the soldiers (9:10) To Europe • 10 days crossing the North Atlantic • Got very seasick • Arrived in Scotland o Had to have small boats ferry soldiers to shore because the docks were not made to hold the big ships • Watched Queen Elizabeth or Queen Mary sail in (9:...
VanSlooten, Ben (Interview outline and video), 2006

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  • Text: ... to be out there on their own, defenseless against a U-Boat attack (00:10:37) Stationed in England -They arrived in Glasgow, Scotland -Only stayed overnight there before moving again -From Glasgow they travelled to Wales by train -While in Wales they stayed in Welsh houses -While stationed ...
Franzen, Alvena (Interview outline and video), 2014

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  • Text: ...he Americans complained enough to get coffee -Got the chance to explore Cambridge -From Cambridge he was sent up to Glasgow, Scotland -Spent a few days there -Boarded a plane in Glasgow and was flown back to the United States -Stopped in Iceland to refuel (00:34:56) Recovery in the United S...
Veenstra, Willard (Interview outline and video), 2014

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  • Text: The ship anchored off of Scotland and had to take smaller boats to get to shore because the ship was so huge. They couldn’t go straight to the English Channel because the Germans would have sunk them He was then sent by train to Liverpool.
Koetje, Bill (Interview outline and video), 2010

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  • Text: ...ompany of 1st Battalion of the 302nd Infantry Regiment (00:15:45) Arrival in England -After leaving New York they arrived in Scotland -There was no dock big enough for the Queen Elizabeth -Had to use smaller ships to take men and supplies ashore -Took a few days to unload the Queen Elizabet...
Mulder, Chuck (Interview outline and video), 2015

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  • Text: ...c Ocean -Weather wasn't too bad -Some men got seasick (00:22:14) Arrival in the European Theatre -Arrived in Glasgow, Scotland -Went by train to Southampton, England -Boarded a ship and was given a loaf of bread and a ring of bologna -It was a small transport ship -Had to sleep in ha...
Kuiper, George (Interview outline and video), 2015

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  • Text: The ship changed direction every seven minutes as well. • (17:25) They landed in Glasgow, Scotland. They were sent by a train to Elfricone, England, near the southern coast. • (18:00) They were trained for D-Day and trained in LCVPs, a type of small landing craft.
DeBaar, George (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...ismay of the others, that soldier answered "Oh yes sir." (28:40:00) they were worried about U-Boats but made it to Scotland safely, to Greenock in the north near Glasgow; he was put on an LST ship and sent to Cardiff, in Wales, for a couple of weeks; Cardiff had “the worst clima...
Shapin, Charles (Interview outline and video), 2008

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  • Text: ...y crowded -Led to not having much to do in the way of occupying time (00:26:21) Arrival in England -Ship stopped at Glasgow, Scotland -Did not disembark there and instead boarded a ferry bound for Liverpool, England -From Liverpool got sent to Birmingham -By now D-Day was well underway -In ...
Harvey, Duane (Interview outline and video), 2014

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  • Text: ...nd and their currency -Had escorts to a certain point then sailed alone (00:32:58) Stationed in England -Arrived in Glasgow, Scotland then took a smaller boat to Liverpool, England -Sent to Wiltshire County, England where the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment had its camps -Part of the 101s...
Guild, Fred E (Interview outline and video), 2015