Oral History Interview with Buddy Shellenberger, May 25, 2000

Interview with Buddy Shellenberger, a Navy veteran (LST-373), concerning his experiences during the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. Falsifying documents about his age in order to enlist; boot camp, Sampson, New York, 1944; assignment to LST-373, 1944; his detailed account of activities leading up...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marcello, Ronald E., Shellenberger, Buddy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2000
Subjects:
People - Individuals
Oral histories
Interviews
Personal narratives
biographies
WWII
Shellenberger
Buddy
1927- — Oral history
United States Navy — History — World War
1939-1945 — Oral history
Shamrock Bay (Escort carrier : CVE-84) — Oral history
World War
1939-1945 — Personal narratives
American — Oral history
1939-1945 — Naval operations
1939-1945 — Campaigns — France — Normandy — Oral history
1939-1945 — Campaigns — Mariana Islands — Oral history
Pacific
Shamrock Bay
Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2339443/
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Summary:Interview with Buddy Shellenberger, a Navy veteran (LST-373), concerning his experiences during the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. Falsifying documents about his age in order to enlist; boot camp, Sampson, New York, 1944; assignment to LST-373, 1944; his detailed account of activities leading up to and during D-Day, June 6, 1944; transfer to the escort carrier USS Shamrock Bay, 1944; brief account of his activities around the Mariana Islands, 1944-45. Appendix includes photocopy of newspaper article that has photos of the interviewee as both a young and old man.

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