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OH 1397

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeDRAWE, Billy (b. 1923)
ProfessionsDairyman
Military ServiceU.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, 3rd Amphibious Tractor Battalion

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1397
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionDairyman. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Enlistment and boot camp, San Diego, California, 1942-43; tank training, El Cajon, California, 1943; tank mechanics school, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1943; assignment as a replacement to the 3rd Amphibious Tractor Battalion at Guadalcanal, 1944; invasion of Guam, July-August, 1944; reminiscences of coming under Japanese mortar fire on Guam; invasion of Iwo Jima, February-March, 1945; his role in hauling supplies ashore to the infantry on Iwo Jima; his return to the States for training in the V-12 Program, June, 1945.
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description51 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

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Subjects

Military Posts

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Years