William Jennings Arnett
Arnett
William Jennings
WV
World War, 1939-1945
Army
818th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 5th Infantry Division and 26th Infantry Division
Sergeant
Texas; Normandy, France; Germany; European Theater
Unknown
Veteran
"...your chances were getting slimmer all the time..."
In a touching interview with his niece, Elizabeth Johnson, William J. Arnett chronicles his experience fighting in tank destroyers, going onto Normandy Beach, and crossing the Rhine on pontoon bridges. His comments on the debilitating effect of war on any soldier ring loudly.
William Jennings Arnett at time of service
D-Day On the Beach
Courage
Voices of War
William Arnett
circa 1941-1945
The turret was open...
After a week in combat, you're old...
Recurring bad dreams...
Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.00998/
DLC-AFC
2023-06-02
loc.natlib.afc2001001.00998