Oral History Interview with Seserino Calderon, November 10, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Seserino Calderon, November 10, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Seserino Calderon. Calderon was drafted into the Army in September, 1942 and trained in California. He was trained and assigned to the 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division and sent to Guadalcanal in late 1942. He served as a 60mm mortar man. After a brief invasion of Munda to take an airfield, Calderon enjoyed some rest at New Zealand before the invasion of the Philippines. His unit landed at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon. Calderon returned to the US and was discharged in November, 1945.
Date: November 10, 2014
Creator: Calderon, Seserino
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Seserino Calderon, November 10, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Seserino Calderon, November 10, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Seserino Calderon. Calderon was drafted into the Army in September, 1942 and trained in California. He was trained and assigned to the 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division and sent to Guadalcanal in late 1942. He served as a 60mm mortar man. After a brief invasion of Munda to take an airfield, Calderon enjoyed some rest at New Zealand before the invasion of the Philippines. His unit landed at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon. Calderon returned to the US and was discharged in November, 1945.
Date: November 10, 2014
Creator: Calderon, Seserino
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History