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OH 0996

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeCARL, Marion (b. 1917)
Military ServiceU.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0996
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences in the Battle of Midway and his role as a fighter pilot; Guadalcanal operations, August-November, 1942; shot down over water, November, 1942; assignment to Vella Lavella and fighter sweeps over Rabaul; postwar activities as a test pilot; photographic missions over the People’s Republic of China; air operations in Vietnam.
Interviewer(s)John Daniels
Physical Description45 pp
Terms of UseOpen

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Subjects

Military Posts

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Years