Archer Carlson World War II Interview

Archer Carlson World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

United States. Army.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

Kansas -- History.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.

Archer Carlson served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946 in the 306th Combat Engineers, 81st Division, Eighth Army. Interviewed by Helen Krische and Brian Grubbs on June 13, 2006, Carlson talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Carlson was born on January 27, 1926, in Scandia, Kansas. He grew up in Baldwin City, Kansas. In 1942, at 17, he had a short-term duty with the US Navy V-12 Officer Procurement Program. Upon turning 18, he registered for the draft and was inducted into the Army on July 12, 1944, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He attended basic training and entered the Cavalry Replacement Corps at Camp Whiteside, both at Fort Riley, Kansas. Carlson was on his way to Europe the day before Germany surrendered (V-E Day). The ship then turned around and Carlson went to the Pacific theater. He was stationed on Leyte in the Philippines. Carlson then went to Japan. He was discharged on August 17, 1946.

Carlson, Archer

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2006-06-13

Krische, Helen

Grubbs, Brian

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/carlson-archer-wwii-interview

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211941

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

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Oral History

Carlson_Archer WWII Interview

1942 - 1946

VHS

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Krische, Helen

Grubbs, Brian

Carlson, Archer

Baldwin City (Kan.)