Interview with Samuel McNeill [October 14, 2012]
McNeill, Samuel
Veterans
Korean War, 1950-1953
Personal narratives, American
United States
Interviews
Corporal Samuel McNeill, born in 1931, was drafted in the Korean War. He served in the US army and mainly worked in the textiles industry. He traveled often on leave, and got to see Japan and Seoul, Korea.
Sams, Jackson
McNeill, Samuel
<a title="UA.5018. American Military History Course Records" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/167" target="_blank">UA.5018. American Military History Course Records</a>
Copyright for the Veterans Oral History Project's audio and transcripts is held by Appalachian State University. These materials are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that proper citation is used.
English
English
Oral History
5018_McNeill_Samuel_20121014_transcript_M
5018_McNeill_Samuel_20121014_audio_A
Letters from Leo: World War II Correspondence with the Asheville Lion's Club
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Lions Club (Asheville, N.C.)
Letters of correspondence between Leo and the Lion's Club in which he describes his military training. He talks about his daily schedule, his comrades, his longing for home, and his new perspective on life. Patricia D. Beaver is editor.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
1943
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PDF
English
Text
107_03_02_LettersFomLeo_M
Asheville (N.C.)
Leo Finkelstein's World War II Notes
Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998--Diaries
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Leo Finkelstein's handwritten diary providing an account of when he served in World War II. He gives lively, humorous, and detailed descriptions of his feelings and the places and people he met. His diary includes a lot of poetry as well as prose.
<a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a>
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Diaries
English
Text
107_01_02_SpiralNotebook_WWII_Notes_M
Asheville (N.C.)