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Title	Oral history interview with Richard Andrews recorded 2009 Jan. 26
Description	Interview conducted by Jeanne Christie. Richard Andrews was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943, while living in Newtown, Ct. He went to basic training at Fort Bragg (N.C), and then went into a specialized training program for engineering. He was switched between the Air Corps and regular Army three times, and he was unsure of where he would be assigned finally. Eventually he was assigned to Camp Atterbury (Ind.) for advanced infantry training. After training, he was shipped to the European Theater, where his unit was used to combat small pockets of resistance in France. While working in guard tower one night, he and one other soldier were taken Prisoner of War. He considered himself lucky, as the other four soldiers assigned to guard duty with him were shot immediately. Andrews was sent to Stalag III, and then later Stalag XII A. He describes his POW experiences, including the severe treatment, the bitter cold, the lack of food, and the deaths of fellow inmates. His most memorable experiences from the time were an incident when his legs froze together, and another where German soldiers shot two men, and left the corpses in the outhouse as a warning to other prisoners. Andrews was liberated from the camp in April of 1945, by Russian troops. He notes that he lost 42 lbs. in just five months. He was then transferred to Camp Lucky Strike, before shipping home to New York. He worked as assistant mail clerk at Fort Meade (Md.), before his discharge in November of 1945.
Coverage	1943-1945
Date Original	01/26/2009
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:08:01
Contributors	Christie, Jeanne
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	VHP2009/2
Creator/Owner	Andrews, Richard
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Army
Unit of Service	106th Division
Rank	Private First Class
Status	Veteran
Subject	Prisoners of war World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France United States. Army. Infantry Stalag XII A
Geographic Location	Fort Bragg (N.C.) Fort Rucker (Ala.) Miami Beach (Fla.) Camp Atterbury (Ind.) Le Havre (France) Luckenwalde (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	Richard Andrews Papers. VHP2009/2. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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