Donald Hirschhorn, Clip 5: Donald Hirschhorn's Military Service
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Donald Hirschhorn
Date: Time Period: 1945 - 1946; 2012-08-15; Interview recorded: August 15 2012
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:05:17
Creator: Donald Hirschhorn interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:20525 hirschhorn_donald_clip5
Description: Donald Hirschhorn recalls his military service at the very end and just following World War II. He served briefly in the New York State Guard, training at Camp Smith in Peekskill, N.Y., and then enlisted in the U.S. Army. Although he hoped to serve in Europe as part of the post-war Army of Occupation, he ended up spending nine months in the Panama Canal Zone before being discharged.
Creator :
Donald Hirschhorn interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1945 - 1946; 2012-08-15; Interview recorded: August 15 2012
Summary/Description :
Donald Hirschhorn recalls his military service at the very end and just following World War II. He served briefly in the New York State Guard, training at Camp Smith in Peekskill, N.Y., and then enlisted in the U.S. Army. Although he hoped to serve in Europe as part of the post-war Army of Occupation, he ended up spending nine months in the Panama Canal Zone before being discharged.
Subject :
World War, 1939-1945; Basic training (Military education)
Rights :
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Queens Village, Queens, NY Queens Village (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity.; Total running time: 0:05:17
Identifier :
aql:20525 hirschhorn_donald_clip5
Rights Notice
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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