Eugene Swartz World War II Memoir
This memoir written by Eugene Swartz covers his childhood in Luxembourg through his work in Military Intelligence for the United States during World War II, and his post-war service in the CIA and DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency, which was founded in 1961 as the nation's primary producer of foreign military intelligence).
The memoir has no table of contents, but is divided into these chapters: Introduction, Luxembourg At War, My Return Trip to America (1940), 1940-1942, Active Duty, 1943, The Military Intelligence Training Center, California Maneuvers, Sailing to England and War, In Normandy, The Breakout From Normandy, The Breakout, The Battle of Mortrain, The Battle of the Bulge, My Return Home, Push Into Germany, The Drive to the Rhine, The Race to Berlin, 1945, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, CIA, Air Force Intelligence, DIA China Section, and Annex (My Travels).
Besides text, contained within the memoir are photocopies -- of photographs, newspaper clippings, letters, maps, military memoranda, diplomas, and certificates. The manuscript itself is computer-typed, spiral-bound, and nearly one inch thick.
Dates
- undated
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Abstract
Eugene Swartz's memoir covers his childhood in Luxembourg through his work in Military Intelligence for the United States during World War II, and his post-war service in the CIA and DIA.
Biographical/Historical Note
Eugene Swartz was born on August 22nd, 1923 in Washington, D.C. His father was a U.S. Army officer and his mother was a native of Luxembourg, where Eugene was raised. While living in Europe, he learned to speak German and French, and this ability led to him to the Military Intelligence Branch when he joined the military during World War II. He worked with the First, Third, and Ninth Armies during the war and later worked with the Counterintelligence Corps arresting war criminals. Swartz moved to Knoxville, Tennessee upon his retirement. He died on July 17th, 2010 and is buried in the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This collection was donated to Special Collections by Eugene Swartz on February 5, 2005.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository