Diamond, George Oliver, 1925-1998 (SC 1097)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

8-12-2013

Comments

This collection is archived in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-5083, mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1097. George Oliver Diamond's autobiography, written for his children and grandchildren and focusing on his experiences as a member of the 559th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion in Europe during World War II. He received a portion of his military training in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returning to the city after the war to work and raise his family. He saw combat duty during the final months of the war.

Disciplines

Military History | Religion | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Diamond, George Oliver, 1925-1998 (SC 1097)" (2013). Manuscript Collection Finding Aids. Paper 3131.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/3131