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Rutgers Oral History Archives

  • Links to Oral History Sessions: Goldschmidt, Arthur Part 1 (May 2, 2016)
    Goldschmidt, Arthur Part 2 (May 16, 2016)
  • Conflict(s): World War II
  • Military Branch & Unit: Army
  • Theater(s): Europe
  • US Army Division: 87th Infantry Division
  • US Army Regiment: 347th Infantry
  • US Army Battalion: 3rd Battalion
  • US Army Company: Headquarters Company

Description:

Arthur Goldschmidt was born in New York City in 1925.  He went to Brooklyn Technical High School in Brooklyn, New York.  After high school, Arthur worked at Radio Receptor Company and went to Cooper Union. 

During World War II, Arthur was drafted at the age of eighteen.  He went to basic training at Fort Benning and advanced training at Fort Jackson.  Originally, Arthur was accepted into the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), but when the program ended, he went into the infantry.

Arthur served in the 3rd Battalion, Headquarters Company of the 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division.  He went through Camp Kilmer and shipped overseas on the Queen Elizabeth to England.  In France, his unit saw action in Metz and the Saar Valley.

When the Germans launched the Ardennes Offensive in mid-December 1944, Arthur's unit was part of the Third Army's reinforcement of beleaguered American units that were surrounded by Germans in the Battle of the Bulge.  In his oral history, Arthur recounts what it was like to live through the Battle of the Bulge, during which time he was awarded a Silver Star.  On January 29, 1945, Arthur was wounded and evacuated to Paris.

After the war, Arthur worked at Freed Electronic and Controls in Manhattan and then at Radio Corporation of America (RCA). 

Targum Cover 11 22 1963a

 

"HERE IS A BULLETIN...": Memories of the Day Camelot Died

 

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.

Images from that day and the events that followed remain etched in our collective consciousness—the open-top Presidential limo traveling down the people-lined streets of Dallas; President Lyndon Baines Johnson taking the oath of office on Air Force One beside a shaken First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; John, Jr. saluting his father's passing casket at the funeral in DC.

Those who lived through that traumatic period can recall both their initial shock and the nuances of their reactions.

In "HERE IS A BULLETIN...": Memories of the Day Camelot Died, ROHA presents a sampling of stories related to the Kennedy tragedy, a touchstone event for multiple generations.

The Rutgers Targum (campus newspaper) cover from its November 22, 1963 issue. (Image courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)

 

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Voices of Veterans

 

Voices of Veterans is an online exhibit showcasing passages from oral history interviews of veterans who served in the Second World War and in wars in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan. ROHA created this exhibit in commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT MORE ONLINE EXHIBITS 

 

 

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