Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: The Home Front in Western Minnesota: Interview with Norman Moen

Titles: Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: The Home Front in Western Minnesota: Interview with Norman Moen (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Norman Moen was born in Polk County, Minnesota. His father was born and raised in the United States. His mother came from Norway. He attended a country school at Hurdle, Minnesota. Norman married in 1949 in Crookston. Before he left for his military service, he was engaged in farming. After his service, he became a meat cutter. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Description of his life during World War II; getting drafted into the Army; leaving farm land and serving in the Army; his training to be a tank driver; fighting in Europe; his attitude towards the war; what he knew about the home front.

Dates

• 06/24/1977 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Magloughlin, Nancy
• interviewer: Bollinger, Charles Mylan

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 111
• Accession Number: AV2007.25.6

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: The Home Front in Western Minnesota' <OH 111>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassettes 27 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 79 minutes length

Subjects

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