Oral History Interview with Larry Caid, November 17, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Larry Caid, November 17, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Larry Caid. Caid joined the Army in September of 1944. He served as a light machine gun specialist with the 33rd Infantry Division. He arrived in the Philippines in February of 1945, participating in the Battle of Luzon and the liberation of the islands. He served on occupation duty in Honshu, Japan after the war ended. He was discharged in 1946, though continued his service in the Reserves, retiring as a colonel in the Field Artillery in 1974.
Date: November 17, 2003
Creator: Caid, Larry
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Larry Caid, November 17, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Larry Caid, November 17, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Larry Caid. Caid joined the Army in September of 1944. He served as a light machine gun specialist with the 33rd Infantry Division. He arrived in the Philippines in February of 1945, participating in the Battle of Luzon and the liberation of the islands. He served on occupation duty in Honshu, Japan after the war ended. He was discharged in 1946, though continued his service in the Reserves, retiring as a colonel in the Field Artillery in 1974.
Date: November 17, 2003
Creator: Caid, Larry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History