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Oral History Interview with Gordon Schaefer, December 11, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gordon Schaefer. Schaefer was born in Clinton, Indiana 5 December 1924. Upon graduating from high school in 1943, he was drafted into the US Army. He completed basic training at Camp Shelby, Missouri and he went to Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia for advanced training. He was then sent to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey where he boarded the SS Argentina for Scotland. From there he went to Normandy where he joined the 29th Infantry Divi… more
Date: December 11, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Schaefer, Gordon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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