with david roderick. but first an interview with sharing abaum, collection of oral interviews with "american history tv." gemma birnbaum is with us from the national world war ii museum in new orleans. she joins us on c-span3's american history tv via skype. 75th commemorate the anniversary of the d-day invasion and its significance, explain the oral history project, how it came about and why you are doing it. gemma: i think oral histories has always been at the heart of the national world war ii museum ever since we started the d-day museum way back in 2000. originally a lot of this started because of stephen ambrose, our founder. he was a professor of history at the university of new orleans. he was a professor of history. he was collecting these as part of his work as a biographer. in the 1980's he may have begun seeking out all these personal accounts. many of them are on audiotape. we have been keeping a lot of those records in cooperation with the university of new orleans. and that was really the b

. >> at 6:30 pm on oral histories, veteran david roderick talks about landing on utah beach. >> when they show d-day, they usually talk about omaha and the carnage there, which there certainly was. but they make it look like we didn't have any difficulty. and the fourth division lost there, right on the beach at d-day. the next day, when we atta cked, we lost 50% of our men within three or four days. >> this weekend on american history tv, on c-span3. 1970, president richard nixon developed the latest national policy toward native americans, tribal self-determination. to tribes byonomy allowing indians to control their own affairs and be independent of federal oversight, without being cut off from federal support. melendez, chairman of the reno-sparks indian colony in independence, health care for native americans and the relationship with federal, state and tribal governments. >> many tribes have large land bases, but in nevada most of the tribes have small land bases, most of them referred to as colonies. in california they are referred and in nevadaas, they are colonies, but they

david: david roderick. tommy: mr. roderick, can you tell me about where you are born, where you grew up. tommy: i was born -- david: i was born in decatur illinois on november 18, 1923. ,decatur is located in the central part of the state. i am really a midwestern young man. and i had five brothers, and my mother and father died when i was quite young. and my father matter of fact was only 40 and my mother was 38. and nothing that was unnatural about it except they would probably be living today with the resources that we have in medicine. my father died even before penicillin. pneumonia. my oldest brother was married and had a child. and then i had three younger brothers myself, and i was 16. and i decided that i better move out and have one less mouth to feed. and so i joined the army at 16 -- that was before the war, and was immediately sent to alabama. and at that time, why the training did their own and later during the war of course they changed, they had folks designed to refill the replacements. the 22nd regim

on oral veteran david roderick talks about landing on utah beach. >> when they talk about d-day, they usually talk about omaha and the carnage that was there, which there certainly was. but they make it look like we didn't have any difficulty. we lost, the fourth division lost 197 men there right on the beach on d-day. but the next day when we % of our, we lost 50" men within three or four days. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3. >> the c-span cities tour is in reno, nevada to highlight its history. next, we hear about the importance of mining played in the state's development. nevada is one of the few states where the first anglo-american industry was mining, not agriculture. there has been mining in nevada as early as 1850, 1851. it really took off with the founding of virginia city in 1859 and 1860. reno was founded in 1868 as part of the transcontinental railroad, a hub for the railroad. reno really grew up as being the last stop before the desert and the last stop before the mountains, the main rail hub silver was sent through on its way to san francisco. was a la

next, world war ii veteran david roderick talks about landing on utah beach on d-day and the casualties in the following days. and he reflects on liberating paris on august 25 of that year as a member of the u.s. army's 4th infantry division. the national world war ii museum in new orleans recorded the interview. we hear first about their oral history collection from the

this weekend on oral histories, world war ii veteran david roderick talks about landing on utah beach on d-day and the casualties on the following days. here is a preview. >> i arrived in the third wave, so d-day was at 6:30. i got in about 8:00. fighting in, the the fortifications had already been taken place, so the only thing i had worried about was artillery. and snipers. beach lost one man on the , and he was shot right between the eyes with the sniper. the next day i lost eight, which was half my men. and that is one of the things that concerns me about the media and so forth when they show d-day, usually they talk about omaha and the carnage that was there, which there was, but they make it look like we did not have any difficulty. there right197 men on the beach on d-day, but the attacked, wen we lost 50% of our men within three days or four days. entire interview with world war ii veteran david roeder eric, sunday at --sundayl histories. you are watching american history tv. only on c-span3. >> former colonial williamsburg interpreters talk about bringing history to life. inc

announcer 1: in a few minutes we will hear more about the fourth infantry's role in in interview with david roderickbut first an interview with sharing abaum, collection of oral interviews with "american history tv." gemma birnbaum is with us from the national world war ii museum in new orleans. she joins us on c-span3's american history tv via skype. 75th commemorate the anniversary of the d-day invasion and its significance, explain the oral history project, how it came about and why you are doing it. gemma: i think oral histories has always been at the heart of the national world war ii museum ever since we started the d-day museum way back in 2000. originally a lot of this started because of stephen ambrose, our founder. he was a professor of history at the university of new orleans. he was a professor of history. he

on oral histories, veteran david roderick talks about landing on utah beach. >> when they show d-day, usually they talk about omaha and the carnage that was there, which certainly was. but they make it look like we didn't have any difficulty really, and the fourth division lost 197 men there right on the beach on d-day. but the next day, when we attacked grisbeck, we lost 50% of our men within three or four days. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3. >> american history tv products are now available at the new c-span online store. go to c-spanstore.org. >> a panel of world war ii historians and dwight eisenhower scholars discuss the jens of june 6, 1944, and ike's legacy as the operations supreme commander. it's about an hour. >> i'm here

. >> watch the entire interview with veteran david roderick sunday on oral histories. you are watching american history tv, only on c-span3. the world war ii d-day invasion of normandy, france took place 75 years ago on june 6, 1944. university of wisconsin professor mary louise roberts recently joined american history tv and washington journal to discuss the impact of the invasion on french citizens, and to respond to comments and questions. she is the author of "d-day through franchise -- french eyes." august,e beginning of the germans started to leave the city. those were the same germans who had signed 25 year leases. 14th, our police went on strike. the next day, the discomfort --gestapo opened

on oral veteran david roderick talks about landing on utah beach. >> when they talk about d-day, they usually talk about omaha and the carnage that was there, which there certainly was. but they make it look like we didn't have any difficulty. we lost, the fourth division lost 197 men there right on the beach on d-day. but the next day when we attacked, we lost

. >> at 6:30 pm on oral histories, veteran david roderick talks about landing on utah beach. >> when they show d-day, they usually talk about omaha and the carnage there, which there certainly was. but they make it look like we didn't have any difficulty. and the fourth division lost there, right on the beach at d-day. the next day, when we atta cked, we lost 50% of our men within three or four days. >> this weekend on american history tv, on c-span3. 1970, president richard nixon developed the latest national policy toward native americans, tribal self-determination. to tribes byonomy allowing indians to