Eugene Swartz World War II Memoir
Eugene Swartz's memoir covers his childhood in Luxembourg through his work in Military Intelligence for the United States during World War II as well as his post-war service in the CIA and DIA.
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 typed and spiral-bound.
Dates
- undated
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
Eugene Swartz's memoir covers his childhood in Luxembourg through his work in Military Intelligence for the United States during World War II as well as his post-war service in the CIA and DIA.
Biographical/Historical Note
Eugene Swartz was born on August 22, 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 led 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. Swartz moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, upon retirement. He died on July 17, 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 in 2005.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository