Oral History Interview with Trenton Fowler, January 17, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Trenton Fowler, January 17, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Trenton Fowler. Fowler grew up in Corpus Christi and enlisted into the Marine Corps in 1943. Once he finished training, he was assigned to the 4th Marine Raider Battalion and shipped out on the French transport ship Rochambeau to New Caledonia. From there he went to Guadalcanal for training and then to the Emirau, Guam, and Okinawa campaigns, with stops at Guadalcanal in between each campaign. Fowler discusses the pros and cons of the Browning Automatic Rifle versus the M-1 Garand. He tells of the change of his unit's name from the 4th Battalion Raiders to the 6th Marine Division, before he went to Okinawa. He relates the experience of finding out his brother, a fellow Marine, had died at Iwo Jima.
Date: January 17, 2001
Creator: Fowler, Trenton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 17, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 17, 1945]

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including that Gale died December 27, playing bridge with friends, Joe being featured in the newspaper, and their new dog, Trailer, chewing up the coffee table.
Date: January 17, 1945
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 17, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 17, 1945]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, apologizing for not telling her the name of their plane, being glad that Catherine received the shirt and necklace he sent her, and hoping that Elaine will be able to stay with Catherine again.
Date: January 17, 1945
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History