General William W. Buchanan, 1934-1958.

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General William W. Buchanan, 1934-1958.

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The collection consists of a typescript of a taped interview with Brigadier General William W. Buchanan, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.). General Buchanan was a 1934 graduate of the University of Georgia where he was a colonel of the Cadet Corps. This interview is part of the Marine Corps Program of Oral History, one element of which consisted of taped interviews with retired prominent Marines. The interview concerns his career in the Marine Corps including his experiences during World War II at Tarawa, Saipan, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima and other areas. A photograph of General Buchanan, a covering letter from Col. F.C. Caldwell to President Davison, a preface, and a restriction form are included in the memoir.

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