Oral History Interview with Alphior Silverio, November 15, 2012
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alphior Silverio. Silverio went into the Army in 1942 and trained at Camp Atterbury. He was assigned to the 308th Combat Engineer Battalion attached to the 83rd Infantry Division and went overseas in April, 1944. In August, Silverio went to France with the 83rd. He recalls building bridges across France until he was wounded in early December and evacuated to England. By then he had earned a battlefield commission. He was abl…
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Date:
November 15, 2012
Duration:
1 hour 2 minutes 31 seconds
Creator:
Silverio, Alphior
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation