Coolidge, Charles Combat in Sicily and Italy

Charles Coolidge left Camp Edwards near Boston to go to New York before going overseas.

Coolidge, Charles From Rome to Southern France

Charles Coolidge passed through Rome and went as far as Roccastrada where the Germans turned and surrounded the Americans.

Coolidge, Charles Going Home

Charles Coolidge discusses his reunion with his family.

Coolidge, Charles Medal of Honor

Coolidge, Charles Monte Cassino and Anzio

For Charles Coolidge, success [Annotators Note: success in combat] continued in Italy.

Coolidge, Charles Monte Cassino and Rome

Charles Coolidge recalls the weather at Monte Cassino as being cold and rainy.

Coolidge, Charles Rome

Charles Coolidge went into Anzio during the day then started moving that night for a planned attack the next morning.

Coolidge, Charles San Pietro

When Charles Coolidge was in Italy Patton did not mean a thing to him. Coolidge passed a vehicle with General Patton in it.

Coolidge, Charles Southern France and Combat Exhaustion

When Charles Coolidge landed in Southern France there was little opposition after the major shelling the Germans took beforehand.

Coolidge, Charles Ten Day Pass and Medal of Honor Ceremony

In January or February 1945 the company commander called Charles Coolidge to the company CP [Annotators note: Command Post].

Coolidge, Charles The Medal of Honor and Combat Stories

Charles Coolidge took sheep into a minefield instead of sending men through it to be sure there were no mines.

Coolidge, Charles Vosges Mountains, the Medal of Honor and Lemberg

[Annotators note: Charles Coolidge starts this segment in the middle of conversation as the camera started recording again.