Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Part I: Interview with Earl Nolte

Titles: Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Part I: Interview with Earl Nolte (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Earl Nolte was born in 1924 in Minnesota. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943. During the invasion of Leyte, Philippines, he was badly wounded but risked his life to save the lives of others in his company. He was awarded the Silver Star in 1944 and was nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was discharged in 1946. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Decision to join the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor; experience as a soldier in training camps and during the war in the Philippines; role of religion in his life during and after the war; being wounded in war; physical rehabilitation and psychological help for wounded soldiers; working for the Fairmount Telephone Company.

Dates

• 10/10/2002 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Nolte, Earl
• interviewer: Saylor, Thomas

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 112
• Accession Number: AV2006.1.23

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Part I' <OH 112>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 41 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 108 minutes length

Subjects

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