Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. Niedermayer was drafted into the US Army in April of 1943, while he was living in New Britain, Ct. He went to basic training at Camp Atterbury (IN), where he trained as an infantry soldier. However, after the completion of basic training he was sent to artillery training in Kansas, where he learned to be the 2nd gunner on armored vehicle. While on leave after training, he went back to Connecticut. When he returned to Kansas, he was married to a girl in Topeka, before returning to duty. In May of 1944, his battalion shipped overseas, and landed in England, where they stayed for a month. After a month the armored vehicle division shipped over the English Channel in a convoy of 100 ships, to the shores of France. Niedermayer's armored vehicle battalion lived in their vehicles for the most part. They ate, slept, and worked on the tanks. The battery of armored vehicles was almost always engaged in a battle of some sort, including the Battle for Metz. The war ended while his unit was in Austria, and they returned home for a 30 day leave before shipping to Japan. However, the war in Japan ended while Niedermayer was on leave, and he was instead shipped to Texas to await his discharge. Niedermayer was discharged on October 16, 1945, and he returned to Connecticut where he lived with his family, and worked as an electrician.
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