Steven Melnikoff (1919-), 2009
Summary
Mr. Melnikoff discusses: transition to Army life; boot camp; training in England; USO events; crossing the English Channel for D-Day invasion; D-Day landing; American offensive in Europe; casualties; hedgerow fighting; Battle of the Bulge; transition to civilian life; GI Bill
Dates
- 2009
Creator
- Melnikoff, Steven (Narrator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
WWII veteran of the Army’s 29th Division. Mr. Melnikoff was born in Woonsocket, RI. He was drafted into the Army in July 1943 and was a member of 29th Division. He is a veteran of D-Day and many of the principal battles of the Allied offensive in Europe. He worked as an engineer for 31 years with Bethlehem Steel.
Extent
From the Collection: 50 Items : 50 interviews
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Scope and Contents
Collection contains 11 interviews with Maryland veterans of the Army’s 29th Division, Merchant Mariners and Tuskegee Airmen. There is also a group interview with members of the American Rosie the Riveter Association.
Materials available for this project include audio and video recordings, biographical material, photographs, ephemera and other materials. Transcripts are available for 10 of the interviews. OH 9915, Victor Harvey Hodgin, Sr. has not been transcribed.
There is also a companion booklet containing 14 student research papers examining Maryland’s role during World War II from various aspects. Topics include: Maryland’s prisoner of war camps, the Glenn L. Martin Company, Aberdeen Proving Ground, civil rights activism in wartime Baltimore, and more. The booklet also contains an introduction to the project, photographs, and short biographies of the student interviewers.
Creator
- Melnikoff, Steven (Narrator, Person)
- Barbour, Manuel (Interviewer, Person)
- Covington, Anshrea (Interviewer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org