Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Jay S. Adams Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 37th Engineering Battalion
- Location of Service: European Theater
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
Jay Adams wasn't supposed to be on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. He originally trained with a unit bound for the Pacific Theater, but he came down with tonsillitis just before shipping out and was reassigned. His landing craft came under such heavy fire that it had to back off from its original destination. Once ashore, Adams kept busy with his bulldozer, clearing the way for other vehicles, plowing up land mines, and building landing docks for subsequent waves of the invasion.
Jay S. Adams Collection
Interview / Recording
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PlayOn the eve of D-Day; a near miss by the German border 00:05:04.0 - 00:06:28.0
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PlayLanding on Normandy on June 6th. 00:06:46.0 - 00:09:20.0
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PlayUnloading heavy equipment; seeing corpses on the beach. 00:10:19.0 - 00:12:21.0
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PlaySurvival - a matter of luck. 00:13:14.0 - 00:15:22.0
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PlayTaking out a church steeple housing a sniper. 00:20:02.0 - 00:21:03.0
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About this Item
Title
- Jay S. Adams Collection
Names
- Legacies: Stories from the Second World War
- Adams, Jay S.
- National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
- Swope, Thomas
- Lynette Spratt
State of Birth
- OH
Home State
- OH
Headings
- - Adams, Jay S.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- Veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 37th Engineering Battalion
- Location of Service: European Theater
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Military Status: Veteran
Materials
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 07/05/2001)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 07/05/2001)
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 07/05/2001)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 07/05/2001)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/151
Cite as
- Jay S. Adams Collection (AFC/2001/001/151), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- online text