Roy Johnston World War II Interview

Roy Johnston World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

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

United States. Army.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

Roy Johnston served in the United States Army as a Master Sergeant in the 86th Infantry Black Hawk Division, Company 1 from 1943 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Johnston talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Johnston was born on January 25, 1923, in Lawrence, Kansas. He served in the Home Guard for a year before he was drafted into the Army. He completed basic training in Gainesville, Texas. He went overseas to Europe in February 1945. Following V-E Day, he went to the Philippines. Johnston was discharged in February 1946. He passed away on March 5, 2010.

Johnston, Roy

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

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

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Johnston, Pattie

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 may also have interviews associated with this project. 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/roy-johnston-interview

Obituary: https://warrenmcelwain.com/obituary/Roy-L-Johnston/

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

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

eng

Oral History

Roy Johnston Interview

Europe

Philippines

1943 - 1946

VHS

1:00:09

317 kbit/s (audio)

7292 kbit/s (video)

Johnston, Pattie

Johnston, Roy

Lawrence (Kan.)