| Description: | Interview with Arwin Bowden, a marine during World War II. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw, and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment before joining the battle of Saipan. He describes ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made, and the time he had leave. |
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| Creation Date: | March 9, 2000 |
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
Texas Oral History Collection
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Publisher Name: National Museum of the Pacific War
Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas
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| Original Creation Date: | March 9, 2000 | |
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| Description: | Interview with Arwin Bowden, a marine during World War II. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw, and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment before joining the battle of Saipan. He describes ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made, and the time he had leave. |
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1 sound recording (61 min.) : digital |
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| Keyword(s): | oral histories | biographies | interviews | relief of sick and wounded | WWII | |
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
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Texas Oral History Collection
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| Resource Type: | Sound | |
| Format: | Audio | |
