Title
Retelle, James WWII Veteran Project USAF/C
Address: 8 Harrison St., Lawrence, MA 01843
Phone: (508) 682-5821
Date of Birth: August 25, 1926
Occupation: Mass. Electric (retired)
Ethnic Background: Irish
Interviewer: Joan Kelley
Summary: Point of view of a young man enlisted as a Cadet in high school waiting to go into the Army during the Second World War, but having to wait because there were too many men. Finally was part of the Army of occupation in Europe. Describes the devastation of Germany.
Army rank: Sergeant, 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group, Army Air Force.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Oral History Collection
https://lawrencehistory.org/files/audio/oh/2007.500.441-jretelle.mp3
Date (created)
1996-11-13