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DUNN, Marvin (b. 1931)

Oral Histories

OH 1717

For 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