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OH 1717

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeDUNN, Marvin (b. 1931)
Military ServiceU.S. Marine Corps Korean War Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1717
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Decision to drop out of college to join the U.S. Marine Corps; boot camp and training; assignment to combat unit; combat in Korea; combat at Hill 749 and Hill 884; battlefield injury at “the Punchbowl” that resulted in leg amputation; recuperation; opinions regarding enemy soldiers and what the U.S. accomplished in the war; civilian opinions of the war; struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder; return to college and graduate school; career as teacher, principal, and administrator in Dallas ISD; involvement with Korean War Veterans Organization
Interviewer(s)Josh Montandon
Physical Description42 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

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