Oral History Interview with Bernard Link, July 23, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bernard Link, July 23, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernard Link. Link joined the Marine Corps in 1943 after finishing high school. He trained in San Diego and then was shipped to Camp Tarawa on Hawaii. He boarded the USS Lubbock (APA-197) for a ride to Iwo Jima. On the third day of the battle, Link was wounded while attacking an enemy bunker. He was evacuated and placed aboard a hospital ship that soon sailed for Guam. From there, he went to a hospital at Pearl Harbor. Afterwards, he rejoined his outfit at Camp Tarawa. Link had a friend found guilty of desertion. He went with his unit to Kyushu for occupation duty in September, 1945. In May, 1946, Link was discharged.
Date: July 23, 2002
Creator: Link, Bernard F.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bernard Link, July 23, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bernard Link, July 23, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernard Link. Link joined the Marine Corps in 1943 after finishing high school. He trained in San Diego and then was shipped to Camp Tarawa on Hawaii. He boarded the USS Lubbock (APA-197) for a ride to Iwo Jima. On the third day of the battle, Link was wounded while attacking an enemy bunker. He was evacuated and placed aboard a hospital ship that soon sailed for Guam. From there, he went to a hospital at Pearl Harbor. Afterwards, he rejoined his outfit at Camp Tarawa. Link had a friend found guilty of desertion. He went with his unit to Kyushu for occupation duty in September, 1945. In May, 1946, Link was discharged.
Date: July 23, 2002
Creator: Link, Bernard F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History