MSM 695 G. R. Sullivan - Driving General Eisenhower

Episode 695 of the Mississippi Moments Podcast podcast, hosted by Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage at USM, titled "MSM 695 G. R. Sullivan - Driving General Eisenhower" was published on April 19, 2021 and runs 13 minutes.

April 19, 2021 ·13m · Mississippi Moments Podcast

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Episode Description

1978 – G. R. Sullivan of Raleigh, Mississippi joined the army one month before the attack on Pearl Harbor. In this episode he recalls being assigned to an armored reconnaissance unit and boarding a ship bound for England. On Christmas Day, 1943, Sullivan's troop ship lay off the coast of Gibraltar. He describes the submarine countermeasures and being attacked by the German Luftwaffe.

While stationed in Algiers, North Africa, Sullivan had been driving for the company commander. He recounts being asked to serve as a scout car driver for General Dwight Eisenhower, a position he held for nine months until his unit left North Africa.

As fighting raged on in Italy, G. R. Sullivan's unit was driven from a small village by German artillery. He remembers being assisted by a colonel with a jeep, a radio, and a lot of American firepower.

PHOTO: maritimequest.com