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Hilbert Margol Interview, September 11, 2023

dc.contributor.authorLanger, Adina
dc.contributor.otherMargol, Hilbert
dc.coverage.spatialSalzburg (Austria)
dc.coverage.spatialGermany
dc.coverage.spatialJacksonville (Fl.)
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-05T18:00:26Z
dc.date.available2023-10-05T18:00:26Z
dc.date.created2023-09-11
dc.identifierksu-14-05-004-01_02031
dc.identifier.citationHilbert Margol Interview, September 11, 2023, 2023-09-11, Legacy Series Oral History Program, 2013-, KSU/14/05/03/001, Museum of History and Holocaust Education, Kennesaw State University.
dc.identifier.urihttps://soar.kennesaw.edu/handle/11360/6965
dc.descriptionThe eldest of twin boys born on February 22, 1924, to a Jewish family in Jacksonville, Florida, Hilbert Margol was a senior in high school when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entered World War II. He and his twin, Howard, enrolled in ROTC at the University of Florida, but their time in college was interrupted when their Army Reserve Unit was called to active duty in April 1943. Briefly assigned to separate units, Hilbert and Howard were reunited after President Roosevelt responded to a plea from their mother. Together, the Margols served in combat as artillery gunners in France and Germany, and they were present at the liberation of Dachau on April 29, 1945. After the war ended in Europe, they served as a part of the Army of Occupation in Salzburg, Austria, and then returned home with the rank of Private First Class in April 1946. After the war, the brothers built a furniture business together and settled in Georgia, where Howard lived until his death in 2017. Six years later, Hilbert shared his story for the Legacy Series.
dc.description.abstractThe eldest of twin boys born on February 22, 1924, Hilbert Margol enrolled in ROTC at the University of Florida. His time in college was interupted when his Army Reserve Unit was called to active duty in April 1943.
dc.format.mimetypevideo/mp4
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsThe digital reproductions on this site are provided for research consultation and scholarly purposes only. To request permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material in any format outside of fair use please contact the Kennesaw State University Archives.
dc.subjectOral histories
dc.subjectVideo recordings
dc.subjectUnited States. Army--Reserves
dc.subjectMilitary occupation
dc.subjectWorld War, 1939-1945
dc.titleHilbert Margol Interview, September 11, 2023
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