Italian American Oral History

This diverse collection of more than 40 audio interviews features the stories of gentlemen who served during World War II in the United States Army, Navy, Air Corps, and Coast Guard in the European and Pacific theaters. Ciotola developed a specialized questionnaire to assure that veterans were thoughtfully interviewed about their lives and wartime experiences; along with documenting World War II recollections, the questions investigated how Italian American identify informed their service. Themes explored in the collection include: childhood in Italy and Western Pennsylvania, civilian life prior to entering the armed forces, the call to duty, military training and deployment, overseas experiences, daily life in the military, stories from the front lines and combat, release from service, homecoming, and life after the war.

Collection: Multimedia

Project: 6. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe.

Chronology: XX

Scope: Secondary Education, Higher Education

Link: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/collections/italian-american-program/oral-history

Resource type: Oral sources

Format: Multimedia

Source: Senator John Heinz History Center

Language: English

Owner: Porto group (Modernalia)

Abstract: II World War