Tag Archives: World War II

Veteran Oral History Interview: WWII Veteran Harald Mayrock

Veteran oral history interview for WWII Veteran Harald Mayrock is now available. Patrick Russell completed this interview on February 10, 2015, in Lima, Peru. WWII Veteran Harald Mayrock is a German Paratrooper from the 7th Paratrooper Division, 1st Company. Harald was born in Lima, Peru. As fate would have it, Harald’s father, who was German, took Harald to Germany to …

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Veteran Oral History Interview: WWII Veteran Rock Merritt – pt2

US Paratrooper – 82nd Airborne Part 2 of the Veteran Oral History interview of WWII Veteran Rock Merritt is now available. This interview was conducted in Dallas, Texas on October 16, 2014, during the annual reunion for the 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne. Rock commanded a heavy machine gun platoon for the 82nd Airborne during World War …

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508 PIR Association Veterans Panel Video

Busy Times… It has been a very busy few months.  This is why updates have been less regular than normal.  Besides being lead counsel for an ethics trial, I recently wrapped up an oral history project on behalf of the archives for a medical association.  While working on that, I attended the 10th Annual Reunion for the 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment …

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