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Corporal Vincent James Fauci US Army 100th Infantry Division Combat in France __QUESTIONS FOR VETERAN__ Jogging memory: Were you drafted or enlisted? What was your reaction to being drafted?(mine) How was your family affected?(mine) Do you recall your first days in service? What did it feel like? Do you remember your instructors? Experiences Which war or wars did you serve in? What was your job assignment? Did you see combat, and were there many cassualties in your unit? [] What was the happiest, funniest, or saddest memory? What was your biggest accomplishment? [|http://%3Cconnections.smsd.org/veterans/interviewing.htm] Were you treated well as a soldier? Were you confident that the allies would prevail? [] __CONTINUED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS__ When and where were you born? What was your childhood like? Did you attend college and if you did, what was your major? How did it feel to go from New Yorker to a soldier in France?

What was your infantry like? What branch of the military were you in? Would you have liked to work in a different branch? What was your job/jobs in the Army and do you have any memories from them? How did you feel you were an asset to the Allies? What happened when you were wounded in 1945? You received the Purple Heart. How did that happen? How did receiving this high medal of honor effect you mentally? Did you have any regrets during or after your time served in the Army? When you returned home after the war, had any of your prospects changed on the world? What places did you see combat and if so, were you a part of it? In what battles were you involved in and what ran through your mind at the moment? What did you miss most about home while on duty? Have you stayed in contact with your infantry or company? What were some of your relationship with your (group). Are there any memories you wish to share with us throughout your experience as a soldier?

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