Oral History Interview with Dempster W. Martin, July 19, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Dempster W. Martin, July 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dempster W. Martin. Martin grew up on a farm in Indiana, finished high school in 1942, and received agriculture deferments for several years during the war. Finally, in February, 1945, he volunteered for service in the Navy. Martin was in radio and cryptography school in Memphis, Tennessee when the war ended. Then he was shipped to New Orleans. From there, he went back to Memphis and began assisting in discharging veterans returning from overseas. Martin was discharged in August, 1946. Martin also speaks about an Honor Flight he participated in in April, 2012.
Date: July 19, 2012
Creator: Martin, Dempster W.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dempster W. Martin, July 19, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dempster W. Martin, July 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dempster W. Martin. Martin grew up on a farm in Indiana, finished high school in 1942, and received agriculture deferments for several years during the war. Finally, in February, 1945, he volunteered for service in the Navy. Martin was in radio and cryptography school in Memphis, Tennessee when the war ended. Then he was shipped to New Orleans. From there, he went back to Memphis and began assisting in discharging veterans returning from overseas. Martin was discharged in August, 1946. Martin also speaks about an Honor Flight he participated in in April, 2012.
Date: July 19, 2012
Creator: Martin, Dempster W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History