Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
History
Date of Award
8-2006
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Stephen G Fritz
Committee Members
Colin F. Baxter, Ronnie M. Day
Abstract
The subject of this paper is the experiences and observations of Lt. Edwin Best of the 618th Ordnance Ammunition Company from 1943 until 1946. This includes time in the United States, England and France.
The primary sources for this paper include letters home from Lt. Best and an oral history transcript. Secondary sources have been used to place Lt. Best into the overall context of the war.
He made keen observations regarding the level of training before D-Day, comparisons of life in England and the US, from the "communications zone" in Normandy, as a temporary Judge Advocate General officer, and finishing the war in Southern France. Though he may not have been on the front line, or in an HQ, his comments are valuable to the historical record.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Cobb, Jeremy Eugene, "Letters from the Communications Zone: Lt. Edwin Best in the Second World War." (2006). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2235. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2235
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.