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Oral History Interview with Barney Tarver, November 11, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Barney Tarver. Tarver joined the Marine Corps in 1944. He was sent to the Pacific as a replacement. Tarver joined the 1st Marine Division on Pavuvu and took part in the invasion of Okinawa. He describes the conditions of the battlefield and the tactics used against dug-in Japanese defenders. Tarver describes being picked for stretcher duty and seeing men break due to the stress of battle. He traveled with the division to Chi… more
Date: November 11, 2010
Creator: Tarver, Barney
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Gordon L. Schaefer, December 11, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Gordon L. Schaefer. Born in 1924, he was drafted into the Army in 1943. He talks about basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He shares an anecdote about witnessing an encounter between a bus driver and an African American soldier. He was transported to England aboard the SS Argentina in June, 1944. Assigned to the 29th Infantry Division Company C, he landed in France in July. He served as a rifleman in addition to carrying a radio. He describes enterin… more
Date: December 11, 2010
Creator: Schaefer, Gordon L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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