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Title	Oral history interview with Louis H. Cohen recorded 2005 Sept. 7
Description	Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. Louis H. Cohen enlisted in the National Guard in 1940 just before the draft began. In September of 1940, when the National Guard was federalized, he became part of the U.S. Army. He went to Camp Blanding, FL for basic training in early 1941 where his unit, which consisted of many other members of the National Guard from New Britain, CT, was trained mostly for the infantry. War was declared on December 7, 1941, while Cohen was attending additional training at Camp Blanding. He was then transferred to Camp Shelby, MI to train as a gunner. Cohen describes how the soldiers had to train using sticks because they had no real equipment. It was at this time that he decided to take the test for Officer Candidate School so that he could be a quartermaster. He did his training as quartermaster at Fort Lee, VA, and after 90 days, he received his commission and became the 2nd lieutenant in charge of a 60-75 man platoon in the 249th Quartermaster Battalion, which was an all black battalion with white officers in charge. In May of 1943, Cohen's battalion shipped to North Africa, where he oversaw the unloading of supplies that were to go to the French for the Lend-lease program. Although, his unit was a service battalion and not a combat battalion, they were involved in the invasions of Sicily and Anzio, Italy, where Cohen's platoon lost men from the constant shelling. Cohen describes what it was like to command a platoon under the conditions that they met with, and some of the other duties he had to carry out, such as censoring their mail. After a year overseas, Cohen was promoted to 1st lieutenant and he was rotated back to the United States in order to teach officer classes at the Quartermaster School. Cohen spent the remainder of his service in Camp Lee teaching operations. He was discharged in September of 1945, and he returned to New Britain, CT where he worked in the family grocery business until 1968.
Coverage	1940-1945
Date Original	09/07/2005
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:15:28
Contributors	Hurst, Eileen
Software	Windows Media Player required for viewing
Access Restrictions and Permissions	No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier	VHP2005/17
Creator/Owner	Cohen, Louis A.
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Army
Unit of Service	United States. Army. 249th Quartermaster Battalion
Rank	1st Lieutenant
Status	Veteran
Subject	Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps Lend-lease operations (1941-1945)
Geographic Location	Fort Lee (Va.) Camp Shelby (Miss.) Camp Blanding (Fla.) Italy Algiers (Algeria) Oran (Algeria)
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language	eng
Relation	Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource	Moving image
Citation	Louis H. Cohen Papers. VHP2005/17. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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