Pitts, Herb: my armed forces experiences (November 2, 2009)
Interviewee: Pitts, Herb, b. 1929
An interview/narrative of Herb Pitts's experiences during the Korean War. Major-General Pitts served with Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the Queens Own Rifles of Canada, and the Canadian Airborne Regiment. Interview took place on November 2, 2009.
ABSTRACT: Major-General Herb Pitts Born on June 14, 1929, Herb Pitts was very involved socially growing up. He played on many school sports teams and was part of many school clubs. He started at Royal Roads Canadian Services College in September 1948 and was commissioned as Lieutenant at Royal Military College in Kingston, ON in 1952. He formed friendships during training that have lasted through the present. He experienced regimental life with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, and the Canadian Airborne Regiment. Combat experience included one year in the Korean War from 1952-1953. During this experience he became very close with the men in his platoon. After Korea he served in various countries for Canada. He retired from the Regular Forces in 1978, but held four honorary positions after. He is still very involved in military life, including regimental associations and veterans associations, and has found that the shared experience of the military brings people together.
Rank: Major-General.
Interviewer: Zouak, Jehan
- In Collection:
- United Nations Emergency Force
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Combat
- Canada--Canadian Army--Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry--Battalion, 3rd
- Canada--Canadian Army--Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
- Peacekeeping forces, Canadian
- Royal Military College of Canada
- Royal Roads Military College
- Canada--Canadian Army--Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry--Battalion, 1st
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, Canadian
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Pitts, Herbert C. (Herb), 1929- --Interviews
- Sinai Campaign, 1956
- Canada--Canadian Army--Canadian Infantry Brigade, 4th
- Canada--Canadian Armed Forces--Canadian Airborne Regiment
- Canada--Canadian Army--West Germany
- Combat patrols
- Canada--Canadian Army--Royal Canadian Regiment
- Korea Veterans Association of Canada
- Canada--Canadian Army--Canadian Parachute Battalion, 1st
- 1 sound recording (MP3)
- 36.5, 127.75
- 60.10867, -113.64258
- 40, 127
- Original sound recording (WMA) also available.
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- PH_617
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection
- November 2, 2009
- Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2009. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
- Rights
- This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
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