Reminiscences of Edwin Allen Pollock : oral history, 1973.

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Reminiscences of Edwin Allen Pollock : oral history, 1973.

Education, The Citadel, 1921; Officers' school, Quantico; 1921-1929 expeditionary service, sea duty, training duty; Santo Domingo, Nicaragua; World War II, Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Iwo Jima; Commanding General, Camp Le Jeune, 1951; Korea, 1952-1953: Prisoner of war exchange, Korean Marines; Marine Corps Schools, Director of Education Center, 1953-1954; Commanding General, Fleet Marine Forces Pacific and Atlantic.

Transcript: 323 leaves.

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