Oral+History

= WWII- Life Overseas and Coming Home- Russ Kortendick Sr. = Questions:

What was life like before the war? what did you think about having to sign up for the draft?

What did you feel when you were drafted?

What kind of training did you have to go through in order to be sent overseas?

What was your first impression of getting overseas? Where were you stationed? Did you travel much?

What did you feel going into combat? what did you expect? Was it what you Expected?

What happened when you got back to the States? How did you feel when you got back?

What is the lasting impression on you from the war?

Do you still remember the war very clearly? What comes to your mind when you think of the war?

Interview files - [|Oral History 1 - the questions] / [|Oral History 2 - additional discussion]