Wood, Johnson, 3/18/1999
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Johnson Wood discusses his memories of World War II. (Army 1943-1947) He states that he entered the Army under the Army Specialized Training Program directly following high school. He attended the Citadel under ASTP for one semester before the Army closed the program down and trained Wood as a rifleman and machine gunner. He talks about the troop ship he took over to Europe and his experience of serving in the Vosges Mountains. Wood speaks about being hit by shrapnel at the Battle of Bitche and the decorations he earned in the European theater. He remembers his German girlfriend during the occupation as well as entering Dachau and Plochingen. Wood was sent back to the states for discharge in 1947. OHP Control Number 0657
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