Edward Berreth
Edward Berreth, 2007
- Branch of Service: United States Army
- Highest Rank: Corporal, Tech 5
- Military Service: Drafted, December 2, 1941 - October 31, 1945
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0:00 - Received draft letter, went to draft board, joined Army
3:34 - Heard about Pearl Harbor when in barracks, learned to develop x-rays because of experience with developing photos
8:00 - Assigned to Infantry
11:22 - Practiced drawing blood on oranges, gave physicals, gave a shot for the first time, became a needle expert
15:36 - Learned how to deliver a baby, lost rating because went to a bar
18:18 - Got stripes back, sent to Fort Bragg North Carolina as a medic, sent home on leave to get married, time with wife in service
24:06 - Went overseas (took 2 weeks), winter with high waves
26:20 - Arrived in England on landing barge, placed in a truck, hungry
30:09 - Arrived at the tent camp, life in a tent camp, shave and bath in helmet
32:00 - Relive troop for British, wrote last letters before combat
34:25 - Stayed in school, hernia, and surgery in the U.S., reflection, and life after the war
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Sioux Falls, SD.
Army of the United States, Honorable Discharge
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Edward H. Berreth with wife Lillian, 2007
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