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First Lieutenant H. James Bartels enlisted in the military in 1942 and served until 1946 in the Chemical Warfare Service, 90th Chemical Mortar Battalion. Interviewed by Judy Walker on Jun 29, 2006, Bartels talked about military experiences in the Second World War. Bartels was born in Hutchinson, Kansas. His parents were Adolph and Clara Heim Bartels. He attended school in Inman, Kansas, and graduated from Kansas State University. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the nine community institutions that received these grants. The transcript from the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Ellis County Historical Society (Hays) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
Creator: Bartels, H. James
Date: 29 June 2006
Item Number: 211298
Call Number: World War II Oral Histories Project
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211298
Collections - Oral History - Kansas Veterans of World War II - Ellis County Historical Society, Hays, KS
Date - 2000s - 2006
Military - Service
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Video
Places - Cities and towns - Hays
Places - Cities and towns - Inman
Places - Cities and towns - Manhattan
Places - Counties - Ellis
Places - Counties - McPherson
Places - Counties - Riley
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Film and video - Oral histories
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211298