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Oral history interview with Romeo Fagiolo

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 2010.85 | RG Number: RG-50.030.0567

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    Oral history interview with Romeo Fagiolo

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    Interview Summary
    Romeo Fagiolo, born January 29, 1922 in Washington, DC, discusses being drafted into the armed forces in February 1943; basic training in Fort Hood, TX; how his Italian-born parents immigrated to the United States; attending Texas A&M; being sent overseas in November 1944; landing in Marseille, France; memories of battles and living conditions; encountering German prisoners of war; his experiences with French and German civilians; avoiding battle fatigue; poverty he saw in France; war stories he had heard while in France and Germany; his experiences at Dachau concentration camp; how US soldiers attacked Dachau, killing SS guards; and bringing civilians from the city through the camp.
    Interviewee
    Romeo J. Fagiolo
    Interviewer
    Ina Navazelskis
    Date
    interview:  2010 March 01

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Extent
    1 digital file : WAV.

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    Personal Name
    Fagiolo, Romeo.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    Ina Navazelskis, Program Coordinator for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Branch, conducted the interview with Romeo Fagiolo on March 1, 2010. The interview was received by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Branch in April 2010.
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    2023-11-16 08:03:37
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