NHF_WC_2014_Ewing_James
June 27 2014
James Ewing served in a Cannon Company of the 115th Infantry and participated in the Invasion of Normandy. During the war, Ewing was hit in the back with shrapnel so hot that it seared shut its entry location. During the first attempt to remove the shrapnel at a field hospital, Ewing received only Novocain to numb the region for surgery. The shrapnel had imbedded itself about an inch and a half from his spine and Ewing ended up being sent back to England to have the metal properly removed from his back. Shortly after his second surgery, Ewing was sent back to the front line where he served for the remainder of his time in the service.
Digital
47m 20s
James Ewing, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland.
Interview was recorded by Nicolle Gamez through Washington College for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project.
Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States, NA [39.209,-76.06661] [id:4351264]Normandy, Normandy, France, EU [49.19906,0.49988] [id:11071621]
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience (Washington College)
Oral histories
oral histories (literary genre)
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Oral histories
oral histories (literary genre)
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American