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Oral History Interview with James C. Chandler, July 22, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James C Chandler. Chandler joined the Marine Corps in the spring of 1943. He was assigned to the 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion. Chandler participated in the battles of Guam and Okinawa. He returned to the US and was discharged in December of 1945
Date:
July 22, 2008
Creator:
Chandler, James C
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William S. O'Donnell, July 22, 2002
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William S. O'Donnell. O'Donnell was working for Montgomery Ward in Chicago when he was drafted into the Army after the war got started. His aptitude with numbers led him to be assigned as a statistician in a Machine Records Unit (MRU). He went to Europe with the 39th MRU and was attached to General Patton's Third Army. He landed in Normandy, France 7 days after D-Day. His unit provided daily punch card analysis of unit strength in Patton's 3rd Army. O'Donnell was on an assignment in Paris when Germany surrendered. When the war ended, O'Donnell retunred home to Indiana.
Date:
July 22, 2002
Creator:
O'Donnell, William S.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James C. Chandler, July 22, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James C Chandler. Chandler joined the Marine Corps in the spring of 1943. He was assigned to the 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion. Chandler participated in the battles of Guam and Okinawa. He returned to the US and was discharged in December of 1945
Date:
July 22, 2008
Creator:
Chandler, James C
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William S. O'Donnell, July 22, 2002
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William S. O'Donnell. O'Donnell was working for Montgomery Ward in Chicago when he was drafted into the Army after the war got started. His aptitude with numbers led him to be assigned as a statistician in a Machine Records Unit (MRU). He went to Europe with the 39th MRU and was attached to General Patton's Third Army. He landed in Normandy, France 7 days after D-Day. His unit provided daily punch card analysis of unit strength in Patton's 3rd Army. O'Donnell was on an assignment in Paris when Germany surrendered. When the war ended, O'Donnell retunred home to Indiana.
Date:
July 22, 2002
Creator:
O'Donnell, William S.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History