Youngman, Glenn, 5/15/1999
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Glen Youngman was drafted in September of 1945. Youngman shares what it was like to serve in the Army during the occupation of Germany. He talks about FIAT, Field Information Agency, Technical where he first worked while in Germany, discusses rationing in the United States and in Germany and the effect that this had on Germans. He speaks about the black market and the value of scrip. Youngman comments about being in Berlin during the blockade and airlift. Because of his mother's death, his tour was cut short and he was sent back to the States and discharged in September of 1948. OHP Control Number 0713
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