Interview with William Goutley, July 27th, 1984

Partial Transcript: OK, I'm Colonel Arthur L. Kelly. It's July 27th, 1984.

Synopsis: Colonel Kelly introduces WWII veteran William Goutley. Goutley served with Company D, 192nd Tank Battalion.

Keywords: 303rd Combat Engineer Battalion;78th Infantry;Normandy invasion

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Partial Transcript: ...Billy, back in England, when you were there...

Synopsis: He gives an account of what was going on D-Day, while he was in England.

Keywords: D-Day;England;Normandy invasion

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Partial Transcript: So you loaded up then on the ships when?

Synopsis: William talks about what was going on after D-Day, moving to France, and carrying the wounded back to the ships.

Keywords: D-Day;France;Normandy invasion;War injuries

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Partial Transcript: You were there on December 19th when the Bulge started at Liege.

Synopsis: He describes how the Battle of the Bulge started in Liege and his experiences fighting there.

Keywords: Battle of the Bulge;Liege (Belgium)

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Partial Transcript: As you go forward, now I want to get you up to the Remagen Bridge because this is going to be the main feature of this story.

Synopsis: Goutley talks about coming upon the Remagen Bridge and the towns surrounding it. He also discusses how his convoy made it across the bridge.

Keywords: Germany;Remagen Bridge

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Partial Transcript: Were you aware of any of the atrocities that occurred? Did you go past any of that or see any of that?

Synopsis: Goutley describes his visit to the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in Weimar, Germany, the burying of bodies and the interactions between prisoners and the G.I.s.

Keywords: Buchenwald;concentration camps;Weimar (Germany)

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Partial Transcript: So after Remagen then, and the breakout at the beach head and you're going to move....

Synopsis: Goutley names the different cities his convoy went through, tells how he celebrated the end of the war and where he was at that time.

Keywords: Germany

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Partial Transcript: OK, the war ends, you celebrate, and you're going to go home. You're going home how long after the ending?

Synopsis: He talks about his journey back to the United States, seeing his daughter for the first time, and his married life while deployed.

Keywords: Homecoming;Married Life

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Partial Transcript: Just to kind of get a little bit about your civilian and where you are right now.

Synopsis: He describes his life as a civilian before and after the war, his high school experiences, playing football for the University of Kentucky, his current employment, and his family. The interview is concluded.

Keywords: College Sports;Employment;Homecoming;Secondary Education;University of Kentucky

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