Oral history interview with Marion E. Carl, 1993 May 3.

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Oral history interview with Marion E. Carl, 1993 May 3.

Interview with General Marion Carl, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences in the Battle of Midway and his role as a fighter pilot, Guadacanal operations from August to November of 1942, being shot down over water in November of 1942, his assignment to Vella Lavella and fighter sweeps over Rabaul, postwar activities as a test pilot, photographic missions over the People's Republic of China, and air operations in Vietnam.

45 leaves ; 29 cm.

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