Allan G. Pixton, 2000

File — Box: 6, Folder: 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains a typewritten memoir of Pixton's experiences in World War II. He was ordered to England as an amphibious warfare specialist in March 1942. He became part of the 5th Engineer Special Brigade, South Wales, and helped plan the invasion of Normandy. He landed on Beach Easy Red at noon on D-Day, and was put in charge of the 348th Engineer Combat Battalion. He later served as a field artillery instructor and Chief of the Advanced Tactics Section of the Engineer School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He finished up his war service as a political/military officer at the Pentagon.

Dates

2000

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