Edward Berreth, 2007
- Branch of Service: United States Army
- Highest Rank: Corporal, Tech 5
- Military Service: Drafted, December 2, 1941 - October 31, 1945
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
0:00 - Received draft letter, went to draft board, joined Army
3:34 - Heard about Pearl Harbor when in barracks, learned to develop x-rays because of experience with developing photos
8:00 - Assigned to Infantry
11:22 - Practiced drawing blood on oranges, gave physicals, gave a shot for the first time, became a needle expert
15:36 - Learned how to deliver a baby, lost rating because went to a bar
18:18 - Got stripes back, sent to Fort Bragg North Carolina as a medic, sent home on leave to get married, time with wife in service
24:06 - Went overseas (took 2 weeks), winter with high waves
26:20 - Arrived in England on landing barge, placed in a truck, hungry
30:09 - Arrived at the tent camp, life in a tent camp, shave and bath in helmet
32:00 - Relive troop for British, wrote last letters before combat
34:25 - Stayed in school, hernia, and surgery in the U.S., reflection, and life after the war
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Sioux Falls, SD.