Eugene Weidenbach
Eugene Weidenbach, 2007
- Branch of Service: US Army
- 533rd Ordnance, Heavy Maintenance Co Tank
- Highest Rank: T5
- Military Service: Drafted, 1943 - 1945
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
:05 - Attack on Pearl Harbor
:31 - Drafted into the military
:48 - Basic training
1:20 - Tank Unit
2:43 - Shipped overseas
4:31 - "D" Day
7:35 - Unit shipped to France
12:31 - Most traumatic memory
14:25 - Funniest moment out in the field (wine)
18:39 - Germany surrenders
19:46 - Back in the USA
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Scotland, SD.
WWII Veteran Eugene Weidenbach, 2007
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