Truman Kittleson
WWII Veteran Truman G. Kittleson, 2007
Truman G. Kittleson, 2007
- Branch of Service: United States Army
- Highest Rank: Private
- Military Service: Drafted, 1941 - 1945
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
:03 - Drafted into the military in 194
1:17 - Training for the military
1:41 - Most soldiers got seasick going to Belfast Ireland
4:10 - Scarlett fever in Scotland
4:33 - Transferred into another group
6:15 - Guitar story
8:11 - Captured in Germany
10:06 - Aided an injured soldier
11:59 - Life in a prison camp and escaping
14:20 - Recaptured
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