A two hour interview of Chick has been discovered and divided into short topical clips. These clips will be inserted in this diary as part of the ‘In his words’ section. As a result, clips have been inserted in the time line prior to today. If you would like to listen to them, they are:
Oct 10 – Final Training in the United States
Nov 9 – Higgins boats and landing in North Africa
Dec 2 – Combat engagements in North Africa
Jan 22 – Every day life in North Africa
Feb 25 – Training at Kaserine Pass
This audio is from an interview conducted by Uni High students Natalie Dullerud, Claire Dickerson, Michael Anukwu and Joaquin Malik, as part of the Uni Class of 2016’s oral history project on the experiences of people associated with the U.S. military from World War II to the present. It was recorded in January 2012, in Urbana, Illinois, through a partnership between University Laboratory High School and Illinois Public Media, both on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign.