Title: Edward Laughlin World War II Memoir

Date/Date Range :   1999

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of Edward P. Laughlin's WWII Memoir A Paratrooper's Journey, written in 1999. He describes his initial Army experiences during basic training, jump school, and demolition school. He also discusses his combat action, including his part in the Battle of the Bulge, and his role in the Berlin occupation.

Call number: MS-2669

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection was donated to Special Collections by Edward P. Laughlin on December 2, 1999.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Edward Laughlin World War II Memoir, MS-2669. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

In 1942 at the age of 18, Edward P. Laughlin of Kansas City, MO, entered the Army, where he volunteered to be a paratrooper. His specialties as a paratrooper were as a demolitionist, a machine gunner, and a rifleman. Laughlin saw action throughout the European theatre. He also served as a combat infantryman in the Battle of the Bulge.

This collection consists of Edward P. Laughlin's WWII Memoir A Paratrooper's Journey, written in 1999. He describes his initial Army experiences during basic training, jump school, and demolition school. He also discusses his combat action, including his part in the Battle of the Bulge, and his role in the Berlin occupation.

• Laughlin, Edward P.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe.
• Germany -- History -- Allied occupation -- 1945-.
• United States. Army -- Parachute troops -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.