Kimbrough, Robert.

Kimbrough (b.1929) served in the Korean War as platoon leader of 2nd Rifle Platoon, C Company, 1st Marine Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He joined the Marine Reserve during his second year of college at Williams College (Massachusetts). On active duty from 1950-1953, he also served from 1948-1976 in the Marine Corps Reserve and retired as a Colonel. He received a Master's degree from Stanford and a Ph. D. from Harvard in English literature. He came to Wisconsin in 1959 to teach English literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Now a professor emeritus, Kimbrough is an active member of Veterans for Peace, Clarence Kailin Chapter 25 (Madison).

From the description of Oral history interview with Robert A. Kimbrough [videorecording], 2004. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 657390815