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Elmer Schulz

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WWII Veteran Elmer A. Schulz, 2007

Elmer Schulz, 2007 

  • Branch of Service: Air Force

Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.

0:00 - Enlisted, bad memories, tried to leave behind
0:27 - Plane hit by flack and went down, captured by Germans, many planes went down
2:40 - Able to speak German
4:50 - Did not talk about war experience when returned, Germans thought he had information
6:05 - Coming home
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Sioux Falls, SD. 

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