Lauren McClure World War II Interview

Lauren McClure World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

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

United States. Army.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

Lauren McClure served in the United States Army (62nd Signal Corps, Company B) from 1942 to 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on August 21, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, McClure talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. McClure was born and raised in Lawrence, Kanas. He graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1939. He enlisted in the Army in 1942 and completed basic training at Camp Crowder in Missouri. He then went to Ohio Bell Installation and Repair School in Cleveland, Ohio, where he learned how to operate switchboards for the Teletype. In 1943, he went to North Africa, where he took part in the battle at Kasserine Pass. He also spent time in Italy and Japan. He was discharged in 1945. McClure passed away on February 5, 2007.

McClure, Lauren

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

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2003-08-21

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/mc-clure-interview

Obituary: https://www2.ljworld.com/life-events/obituaries/2007/feb/09/lauren_mcclure/

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/215538

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

McClure Interview

North Africa

Italy

1942 - 1945

VHS

0:56:42

317 kbit/s (audio)

10316 kbit/s (video)

Johnston, Pattie

McClure, Lauren

Lawrence (Kan.)