Oral history interview with Richard Bates [sound recording], 1995.

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Oral history interview with Richard Bates [sound recording], 1995.

Richard Bates discusses his service as a replacement member of New Galahad with Merrill's Marauders in India, Burma, and China during World War II, and his later attendance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 117 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 24 p.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 117 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.

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