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OH 1184

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1184
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionAttorney. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Family background and education; decision to join the Marine Corps, 1942; boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina; advanced training at Quantico, Virginia, 1943-44; assignment to Scout-Bomber Squadron 243 at Emirau, Solomon Islands, 1944-45; his work in the flight department processing pilots’ flight logs; transfer to Mangaldan, Luzon, 1945; assignment to Mindanao in March, 1945; contraction of hepatitis and return to the U. S.
Interviewer(s)Sarah Canby Jackson
Physical Description59 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

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Military Posts

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Years