Interview, 1999.

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Interview, 1999.

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Typescript of an interview conducted by Ben Bahlmann on 16 June 1999. The audiocassettes from which the transcipt was made were retained by Bahlman. Hawkins was stationed with the Marines on the aircraft carrier, Enterprise, during the first months of World War II, and he participated as a gunner in the Battle of Midway. Later, he participated in the battle of Peleliu.

1 interview (66 p.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CVA(N) 65)

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Hawkins, David Henry, 1921-

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Hawkins served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1940 to 1946. He was a gunner on an aircraft carrier and participated in ground assaults. He achieved the rank of platoon sergeant. From the description of Memoir, ca. 2000. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 52439591 Hawkins was a resident of Provo, Utah, at the time of the interview. He served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. From the description of Interview, 1999. (Brigham Young...

Bahlmann, Ben.

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