Gilly A. Marshall oral history interview, 1974.

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Gilly A. Marshall oral history interview, 1974.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/73676704

Marshall discusses Marine boot camp; his combat experiences; Viet Cong atrocities; his relations with Vietnamese people in Saigon and the countryside; low morale; marriages between American soldiers and Vietnamese women; drug use, prostitution, and the black market; his criticism of junior officers; the day he was wounded and his subsequent medical treatment; his travels in East Asian countries, especially the Philippines; and his general appraisal of the war and the military.

2 sound cassettes (2 hours);Index (5 leaves)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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