Oral history interview with Robert J. Bosben, [videorecording], 2005.

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Oral history interview with Robert J. Bosben, [videorecording], 2005.

Robert Bosben, a Madison, Wisconsin native, discusses his service in the Korean War with the 1st Marine Air Support Radar Team.

Videorecording : 1 videocassette (ca. 27 min.); sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 11 p.Military papers : 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

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