Dell Colwell
WWII Veteran Dell Colwell, 2007
Dell Colwell, 2007
- Branch of Service: U.S. Army
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Military Service: Commissioned, September 1942 - September 1946; Recalled to Korea, 1950 - 1952
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
0:00 - ROTC program at North Dakota State; Pearl Harbor
1:30 - Basic training in Georgia
3:40 - Trained new soldiers
5:44 - Went to Germany after the war; culture shock of moving; the aftermath of the war in Europe
8:20 - Four Power Treaty; the aftermath of the war in Germany; interactions with Russians in Germany
17:50 - Met wife in Germany
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