Oral History Interview with Henry Trowbridge

Oral History Interview with Henry Trowbridge

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Trowbridge. Trowbridge joined the Marine detachment of the Navy V-12 program in 1943. By 1944 he had completed both academic and military courses. Upon completing boot camp, Advanced Infantry School in North Carolina and being accepted into the Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Trowbridge was commissioned as a second lieutenant. By that time the war in the Pacific had ended. He traveled to Tientsin, China, and was stationed in Peking with Headquarters Company of the 5th Marine Regiment. His job was to help repatriate the more than 600,000 … continued below

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9 p.

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Trowbridge, Henry Creation Date: Unknown.

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National Museum of the Pacific War
Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas

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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Established in 1967, the Museum honors the 8 million Americans who served in WWII in the Pacific Theater by sharing their stories with the world. Located in Fredericksburg in the restored Nimitz "Steamboat" Hotel, the Museum partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve the historical resources of the era.

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Trowbridge. Trowbridge joined the Marine detachment of the Navy V-12 program in 1943. By 1944 he had completed both academic and military courses. Upon completing boot camp, Advanced Infantry School in North Carolina and being accepted into the Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Trowbridge was commissioned as a second lieutenant. By that time the war in the Pacific had ended. He traveled to Tientsin, China, and was stationed in Peking with Headquarters Company of the 5th Marine Regiment. His job was to help repatriate the more than 600,000 soldiers and Korean civilians of the Japanese reserve army stationed in North China. Trowbridge returned to the US and was discharged around 1946.

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9 p.

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World War, 1939-1945

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English

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Accession or Local Control No: OH01206
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1604598

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National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection

This oral history collection depicts an instrumental era in American history. In these transcripts of interviews with World War II veterans are personal experiences with the war, from the Doolittle Raid and D-Day to the Battle for Bataan.

National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive

The Digital Archive presents digitized collections from the Center for Pacific War Studies collections at the National Museum of the Pacific War. Collections and material are continuously being added and represent only a small portion of the archives' physical holdings.

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