Oral history interview with Gerald S. Parshalle, 2001.

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Oral history interview with Gerald S. Parshalle, 2001.

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Gerald Parshalle, a Milwaukee, Wis. veteran, discusses his World War II service with the Merchant Marines. He talks about training at Coyote Falls (California) and transporting Sea Bees to construct an airstrip during the battle of Tarawa. Parshalle mentions carrying supplies to soldiers at Guadalcanal, nightly bombing by a Japanese airplane while near Guadalcanal, and seeing actor Robert Jaekel while on Guam. He touches upon transfer to a "liberty" ship that carried ammunition to South Pacific islands, seeing Japanese soldiers commit suicide at Saipan, and providing supplies to American forces at New Caledonia. Technical problems end this interview abruptly.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 40 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.Videorecording : 1 videocassette (ca. 40 min.) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 40 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Parshalle, Gerald S., 1924-

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McIntosh, James F., 1923-

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Dr. James F. McIntosh (1923- ) attended Medical School through the ASTP program and served as a surgeon aboard the USS Haven during the Korean War before returning to practice in Urology. From the description of Oral history interview with James F. McIntosh [sound recording], 1997. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 84901467 ...

Jaeckel, Richard, 1926-1997

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum

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