Oral history interview with Billy Drawe, 2000 June 13.

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Oral history interview with Billy Drawe, 2000 June 13.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/417661857

Interview with Billy Drawe, a Marine Corps veteran (3rd Amphibious Tractor Battalion), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Enlistment and boot camp, San Diego, California, 1942-43; tank training, El Cajon, California, 1943; tank mechanics school, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1943; assignment as a replacement to the 3rd Amphibious Tractor Battalion at Guadalcanal, 1944; invasion of Guam, July-August, 1944; reminiscences of coming under Japanese mortar fire on Guam; invasion of Iwo Jima, February-March, 1945; his role in hauling supplies ashore to the infantry on Iwo Jima; his return to the States for training in the V-12 Program, June, 1945.

51 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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