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OH 1207

About the Interviewee

IntervieweePOFF, Kenneth (b. 1913)
ProfessionsFoundry Worker
Military ServiceU.S. Army WWII Veteran, 1913th Engineer Battalion

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1207
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFoundry worker. His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. Advanced training, Camp Stoneman, 1943; stationing in New Guinea; invasion of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, and attachment to the 1st Marine Division, 1943; landings at Hollandia, 1944; invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, 1944; kamikazes; advance toward Clark Field; reconstruction of Clark Field.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description80 pp.
Terms of UseOpen