Interviewer
Charles Milo McLeod
Files
Description
Herb Goodwin discusses his World War Two Service in the U.S. Army’s First Special Service Force, fighting in Italy and southern France from 1943 to 1944. He recalls training in the U.S. at various forts around the country, and leading an invasion on the Alaskan island of Kiska. Goodwin recalls the Force’s first official combat mission, Monte La Difensa, near Monte Cassino, Italy, before moving on to Anzio, Italy, and then on to southern France. He discusses the troops’ viewpoint on German forces, and racism in the Force, especially on the part of troops from the southern United States. Goodwin discusses U.S. armed forces recruitment from the southern United States, and the breakup of the First Special Service Force in 1944.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945; Fort Harrison, Montana; Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont; Angel Island; Aleutian Islands; Glass, Joe; Camp Stoneman; Monte La Difensa; Monte Cassino; Anzio, Italy; Frederick, General Robert T.; Kiska, Alaska; First Special Service Force; Military, specialized missions; U.S. military servicemen
Original Date
3-28-1985
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
First Special Service Force Oral History Project, OH 151, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 151-002, 003
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (22 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:17:50 minutes
Local Filename
OH_151_002_003.mp3; OH_151_002_003.pdf
Citation
Goodwin, Herb, "Herb Goodwin Interview, March 28, 1985" (1985). First Special Service Force Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/firstspecialserviceforce/2