Oral History Interview with Dean Caswell, December 8, 2021
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dean Caswell. Caswell volunteered for the Marine Corps two weeks prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He eventually went to flight training before being assigned aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) from which he flew Corsairs. Caswell made over 100 combat flights from Bunker Hill, eventually becoming an ace with Marine Fighter Squadron 221 (VMF-221). He shares on anecdote about getting seven enemy planes in one mission. He also shares…
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Date:
December 8, 2021
Creator:
Caswell, Dean
Location:
42.360091 -71.094160
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation