Henry Zappitelli and Frederick Smith video oral history interview
| Title | Henry Zappitelli and Frederick Smith video oral history interview |
|---|---|
| Subject | Zappitelli, Henry C. |
| Smith, Frederick J. | |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American | |
| Description | Video oral history interview with Henry Zappitelli and Frederick Smith about their experiences serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Zappitelli describes his time moving across Europe from Omaha Beach in Normandy, France to Belgium building bridges as an engineer, and meeting with his brother on the Omaha Beach beachhead. Smith describes his basic training; working at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio for the Army Air Corp; and his time as a civilain employee in the U.S. Budget Fiscal Office examining U.S. businesses. Recorded November 13, 2002 for Dr. Walter Grunden's World War II history course in the Department of History at Bowling Green State University. Interview conducted by Thomas Obhof. Closed captions are included. |
| Creator | Bowling Green State University. Department of History |
| Zappitelli, Henry C. | |
| Smith, Frederick J. | |
| Obhof, Thomas | |
| Source | History 303 World War II oral histories; MS-0871; Center for Archival Collections; University Libraries; Bowling Green State University |
| Date | 2002-11-13 |
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| Format | Oral histories |
| image/jpeg | |
| Language | eng |
| Identifier | ms00871_b013_video_zappitellihenry_smithfrederick_access_trimmed |
| https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/items/show/35573 | |
| Spatial Coverage | Wright Field (Ohio) |
| Paris (France) | |
| Belgium | |
| Netherlands | |
| Temporal Coverage | 1943-1945 |
| Rights Holder | Zappitelli, Henry C. |
| Smith, Frederick J. | |
| Obhof, Thomas | |
| Type | Moving Image |
| Original Format | VHS |
| Duration | 52:00 |
