Oral History Interview with Roy Elrod, May 16, 2015
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Holland Elrod. Elrod was born in Muleshoe, Texas in 1919 and was raised on a farm. Between semesters at Texas A&M and summer school at Texas Tech, Elrod worked in construction before joining the Marine Corps in September, 1940. He trained in San Diego. He was attached to the newly re-formed 8th Marines in California and shipped out to Samoa after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At Samoa, Elrod received a field commission bef…
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Date:
May 16, 2015
Creator:
Elrod, Roy
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation