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Anthony C. Acevedo is a veteran of World War II. He was born in San Bernardino, California in 1924. He was drafted and served in the Army from August 1943 to December 1945. His highest rank was Corporal. He served in the Medic Corp performing surgeries in Europe, including Vichy, France. He was a prisoner of war and sustained service-related injuries. He was awarded many medals and service awards. They include a Purple Heart, Victory Ribbon, American Theatre (also known as an American Campaign Medal), European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (also known as the EAME Ribbon), three Bronze Stars and Good Conduct Medal. Minute Makers and Topics of Audio Recording of Interview 0:30 Early life and family 5:20 German spies in Mexico 7:50 Drafted into Army (left Mexico) 12:00 Transferred to Medical Corp. 15:30 Trip to and in Europe, Medic combat experiences 23:20 Experiences as German POW 42:30 More experiences as Medic in combat 47:20 Time line of war experiences, being captured 50:30 More POW experiences 51:20 Personal life, struggles with trauma 56:10 Liberation from German prison camp and recovery 01:03:10 Discharged from military 01:03:50 Family relations 01:09:30 How coped with wartime experiences 01:10:50 Readapting to civilian life, meeting other veterans 01:12:40 Post-war employment 01:15:30 More meeting with other veterans 01:17:00 Sharing his war experiences with the community 01:18:40 Unsure how to adapt to civilian life when released from service 01:20:20 Attended reunions 01:22:50 Life lessons from being a POW 01:26:30 Advice for newly-joined or potential soldiers 01:28:20 Told not to continue his military service after discharged
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sound
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cacmal_000016
Language
English
Subject
World War, 1939-1945 Acevedo, Anthony Bailiff, Bert Brown, Bill Hardman, David Gustafsson, Eric Ewing, James Gammey, Joseph Parker, Sharon Cooper, Kenneth Woodruff, Laurin Suzukla, Michael Naron, Upton Benner, Joseph Gibbs, Norman Quinto, Ray Burton, Richard Sarvis, Edward
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