Oral history interview with Thomas P. Emery, 1995 February 21.

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Oral history interview with Thomas P. Emery, 1995 February 21.

Interview with Thomas Emery, an Army veteran, concerning his experiences as an Alamo Scout and pathfinder in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Emery discusses training rigors, the 511th Parachute Infantry in New Guinea in 1944, his temporary capture by Japanese troops, operations on Nemfer Island, landing at Nasugbu, Philippines in 1944, and the operations on Luzon.

96 leaves ; 29 cm.

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