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Title	Oral history interview with John Maltese recorded 2008 Sept. 18
Description	Interview conducted by Jim Lyko. John Maltese was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943. After basic training at Camp Edwards, in Massachusetts he was assigned to the 462nd Amphibian Truck Company and trained at Ft. Moultrie in South Carolina. Maltese trained as an amphibian “duck” driver and was shipped overseas to Liverpool, England on January 15, 1944 with his entire company. Maltese and the entire 462nd Company took part in Exercise Tiger, a doomed D-Day training exercise which was attacked by 6 German PT boats after a malfunction message machine allowed communications to be overheard by the German forces. This breach in security resulted in the loss of 752 men, thirty ducks and three LST’s. Maltese recounts the aftermath where the “water was red” , families were not notified until years later, survivors were court-martialed if they wrote home about this tragedy, and the commanding officer, Admiral Moon, committed suicide the following day. His company eventually landed at Dover and took part in moving ammunition, gas, and rations to the front lines. After D-Day, Maltese returned to the states for a 30 day leave and returned to the Pacific campaign, spending eleven months on the beaches of Okinawa moving supplies to the artillery, infantry, special units, and British Military forces. He was discharged on January 17, 1946 and married his fiancée, Grace, in June of the same year. Having joined the New York National Guard, he was called into service in 1950 and served at Ft. Lee as a basic training officer until 1952 when he was discharged from service but held in the Reserves until 1956. Following the war, he worked at a liquor store in the Bowery in NYC and eventually worked for Seagram’s as a regional manager. He is actively involved in the American Legion, and while Commander of his post created the “Veteran of the Month” program honoring deceased veterans.
Coverage	1943-1952
Date Original	09/18/2008
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:17:23
Contributors	Lyko, Jim
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	VHP2008/13
Creator/Owner	Maltese, John
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945 Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch of Service	United States. Army
Unit of Service	1st Engineer special brigade, 462th Amphibian Trucks company.
Rank	1st Lieutenant
Status	Veteran
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narrative, American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island United States. Army -- Maneuvers Basic training (Military education) -- United States Operation Overlord
Geographic Location	Camp Edwards (Mass.) Fort Moultrie (S.C.) England France Okinawa-shi (Japan) Fort Lee (Va.)
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	John Maltese Papers. VHP2008/13. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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