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Oral History Interview with Melvin Grant

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Melvin Grant. Grant joined the Marine Corps in December, 1943. Grant volunteered for flamethrower duty and received training at Guadalcanal prior to going to Okinawa. He shares several anecdotes about combat on Okinawa. He visited with his brother, also in the Marines, on occasion at Okinawa. When the war ended, Grant went with his unit to China. He returned to the US in February 1946 and was discharged in March.

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Creator: Grant, Melvin

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Melvin Grant, December 27, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Melvin Grant. Grant served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1940 to 1941. He provides detail of the CCC program, including accommodations, pay and food. Grant went to California and helped build Camp Cook, now Vandenberg Air Force Base, where he was on 7 December 1941. He was assigned to Company E, 7th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He was a demolition specialist and a flame thrower and describes both of the… more

Date: December 27, 2002