Oral History Interview with Hermi Salas, February 14, 2005
Description:
Interview with Oral interview with Hermi Salas, a U. S. Marine during World War II. Salas was assigned to the Third Marine Division and was present for the invasion of Guam in the Mariana Islands. He was wounded on Guam and evacuated to a hospital ship, the USS Solace. He also participated in the Iwo Jima landings. After a few weeks at Iwo Jima, Salas was wounded again and placed aboard the USS Solace. He discusses his experiences in the hospital recovering from the wounds he received in the B…
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Date:
February 14, 2005
Duration:
1 hour 49 minutes 16 seconds
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Salas, Hermi