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Coldsmith was drafted into the Army (Artillery) in 1944 and served until 1946 in the Medic Corpsman. Interviewed by Loren Pennington on Jan 25, 2006, Coldsmith talked about military experiences in the Second World War. 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 audio copy of the interview is available through the Emporia State University (Flint Hills) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
Creator: Coldsmith, Donald Charles
Date: 25 January 2006
Item Number: 211315
Call Number: World War II Oral Histories Project
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211315
Collections - Oral History - Kansas Veterans of World War II - Emporia State University (Flint Hills)
Date - 2000s - 2006
Military - Service - Army - Artillery
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Audio recording
Places - Cities and towns - Coffeyville
Places - Cities and towns - Emporia
Places - Counties - Lyon
Places - Counties - Montgomery
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Audio
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