| Interviewee | HECHLER, Ray (b. 1919) |
| Military Service | U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran |
| Interview ID # | OH 1437 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | His experiences as a member of the Marine detachment on the light cruiser USS Helena during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; also his experiences in the Solomon Islands Campaign and the amphibious assault on Peleliu Island. Enlistment in the Marine Corps, 1939; assignment to the Helena, December, 1939; his activities during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor; his activities in the days immediately after the attack; transfer to the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and reassignment to the Solomon Islands, November, 1942; combat around Cape Gloucester, New Britain; his personal encounter with Colonel Eugene (“Chesty”) Puller; the Peleliu Campaign, September, 1944; his battle wound and evacuation; recuperation and return Stateside duty. |
| Interviewer(s) | William J. Alexander |
| Physical Description | 42 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
