Edgar Klugman – Holocaust Survivor – G.I.
Edgar Klugman grew up Jewish in Nuremberg in the 1930’s and experienced the violence of Kristallnacht in his own home. He escaped on the last Kindertransport to England, and once he made it to America, he became an American soldier serving in World War II.
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Date of Interview: December 28, 2014; January 11, 2015; June 7, 2015; ongoing.
Interviewer: Heather Steele
Format: High Definition Video
Length: 420+ minutes
Don Docken – 70th Infantry – Battle of the Bulge
Don Docken fought with the 70th Infantry at the battle in Phillipsbourg during the Battle of the Bulge. After the war he became a minister and reconciled with the German unit the 70th fought against.
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Date of Interview: March 19, 2012.
Interviewer: Heather Steele
Format: Audio
Length: 49 minutes
Dale Bowlin – 70th Infantry – Battle of the Bulge
Dale Bowlin took part in the Battle of the Bulge as a member of the 70th Infantry Division. Serving as a radio operator for a 105 mm Forward Observer party, he was captured and wounded in February ’45 near Saarbrucken, Germany. He spent two months in German military hospitals before being liberated by the French Army in Donaueschingen, the source of the Danube River. His left leg was amputated shortly after capture due to a severed artery. Dale reconciled with member of the German unit the 70th fought against in the last months of the war.
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Date of Interview: March and June, 2012.
Interviewer: Heather Steele
Format: Audio
Length: 83 minutes
From his obituary: “Dale enjoyed speaking with students about his wartime experiences, emphasizing the compassion of the soldiers, medical personnel and townsfolk he encountered. He wanted children to know the importance of forgiveness – even in war.”
