Eugene Dance transcript
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the oral history transcript of Lieutenant Colonel Eugene A. Dance pertaining to his World War II service as a First Lieutenant serving in Europe. Oral history transcript states that Eugene Dance (served 1941-46) discusses his experiences in the 38th Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne in World War II.
Dates
- Created: 1921-1946
- Other: Date acquired: 10/07/1999
Creator
- Dance, Eugene, March 5, 1921- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical or Historical Information
Eugene Dance was born March 5, 1921 in Raleigh County, West Virginia. He entered the army from the National Guard. He spent time in Panama and the Shetland Islands (from where he went on commando raids to Norway) before joining the 101st and parachuting into Normandy before the invasion. After that he participated in the advance through Holland and into Germany; he was in Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge.
Extent
1 folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
creator
Custodial History
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
Source of Acquisition
Eugene Dance
Method of Acquisition
donation
- Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Germany Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Germany--History--1933-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Norway--History--German occupation, 1940-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shetland (Scotland) Subject Source: Local sources
- United States. Army
- United States. Army Ground Forces Subject Source: Lcnaf
- United States. Army--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army--Military life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st
- United States. Army. Division, 38th
- United States. Army. European Theater of Operations
- United States. National Guard Bureau
- World War, 1939-1945--Austria Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945--Panama Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Eugene Dance transcript
- Author
- Craig Whittington
- Date
- 01/25/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
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