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Title	Oral history interview with Stuart Franklin recorded on 2004 Dec. 28
Description	Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. Stuart W. Franklin enlisted in the United States Army in 1942. He had first applied for officer candidate school; however, he was called into active duty in September of 1942 after failing the test. He was sent to Camp Lee, Va. for basic training, and was simultaneously trained as a mechanic for the quartermaster corps. He was transferred to North Carolina, where he was trained to work on truck engines, and he became a mechanic with the 135th Quartermaster Truck Company. On February 14, 1944 he shipped overseas aboard the H.M.S. Queen Mary with more than 20,000 other troops. They landed in Glasgow, Scotland, but because they did not have trucks to enter France with yet, they stayed for a time outside of London. Franklin and a squad of six men were staying outside London when the last of the large bomb raids by Germany took place. The house the soldiers were in had a bomb hit the second floor, but the men all remained unharmed. Franklin was issued a truck with a machine gun mount and 50 caliber machine gun the day after the raid, and his unit was then sent over to France. In France, he was responsible for the maintenance of the truck, and hauling supplies to other units. The 135th Quartermaster Truck Unit was moved to Wiesbaden, Germany, just before the war was declared over. Franklin remained in Wiesbaden until November of 1945, when he again sailed on the Queen Mary to return home. He was discharged in December of 1945, and he returned home to his wife in Putnam, Ct. where he worked in wholesale plumbing until his retirement.
Coverage	1942-1945
Date Original	12/28/2004
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	54:23
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	VHP2006/25
Creator/Owner	Franklin, Stuart W.
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Army
Unit of Service	United States Army. 135th Quartermaster Truck Company.
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Status	Veteran
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe Vehicles, Military United Service Organizations (U.S.) Queen Mary (Steamship)
Geographic Location	Fort Lee (Va.) Fort Pickett (Va.) France England Wiesbaden (Germany)
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	Stuart Franklin Papers. VHP2006/25. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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