Oral History Interview with Alton Halbrook, {1972-03-21,1972-04-18}
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alton Halbrook. Halbrook joined the Marine Corps in 1938 while enrolled at John Tarleton Agricultural College (Tarleton State University). After training at San Diego, Halbrook was assigned to duty in Shanghai before serving as a sea-going Marine aboard the USS Augusta (CA-31). Due to seasickness, he returned to the 4th Marine Regiment in China. Halbrook shares several stories of duty in China prior to the outbreak of war wi…
more
Date:
{1972-03-21,1972-04-18}
Creator:
Halbrook, Alton
Item Type:
Refine your search to only
Text