Harvey Texley
Harvey L. Texley, 2007
- Branch of Service: United States Army
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Military Service: November 17, 1942 - July 17, 1945
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
0:04 - Drafted into the military
2:00 - Invasion on Omaha Beach
5:48 - Being captured
7:40 - Life while being a prisoner of war
9:14 - Released from a prisoner camp
11:18 - Thoughts of the German's and the Russian's
13:23 - Coming back to the USA
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Sioux Falls, SD.
Images Provided by Harvey L. Texley
Harvey L. Texley, WWII
Harvey L. Texley, Home on Furlough
Selma Texley "Sando", 1941 (Harvey L. Texley's Wife)
Harvey L. Texley, POW Photo, 1944
Harvey L. Texley's The New Testament He Used During WWII
WWII Service Tags (above)
German POW Tag (left)
WWII Medals and Awards
Harvey L. Texley Picture with WWII Medals and Awards
Memories Don't Fade for POW, Argus Leader (Articles provided by Harvey L. Texley)
WWII, Holocaust Shared in Display, Harvey L. Texley Showered and was Deloused at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, photo by Thor Carlson
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