Harold Mueller
Harold E. Mueller, 2007
- Branch of Service: United States Army
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military Service: November 1942 - November 1945
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
0:17 - In Belle Fourche CC Camp at 18
0:47 - Drafted into the military
2:05 - Word of going overseas
2:39 - Training in desert
3:45 - Running into combat/ambush
4:45 - Being captured
7:21 - Getting off a boxcar
9:25 - Working as a POW
16:58 - Being freed
19:15 - Didn't hook up with unit ever again
20:00 - Coming into the harbor
21:15 - Life at home
24:01 - Hesitates to call soldiers
24:53 - Reported back to duty
25:38 - Back home again
26:00 - Joined reserves and called back to active duty
27:21 - Experience of being on the ground in Europe
31:00 - Coming home the third time
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