NHF_WC_2014_Ireland_James
2014 June 11
James Ireland, interviewed by Brady Townsend, Molli Cole, and Michael Buckley on June 11, 2014, enlisted in the military in 1939 at the age of 20. Ireland was blind in one eye as a result of a childhood accident and was put on limited service and told he would never leave the United States. Six months later, however, Ireland was sent to Italy and then North Africa where he served as a military policeman. In this position he guarded military installations, maintained order among the soldiers on leave from the front lines, and handled prisoners of war.
Digital
English
1h 24s
James Ireland, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland
Interview was recorded by Brady Townsend and Molli Cole for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project
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