Oral History Interview with Chelly Mendoza, May 25, 2006 Page: 5

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Oral History Interview with Chelly Mendoza, May 25, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Chelly Mendoza. Mendoza was drafted into the Army in August, 1942. He was attached as a medic to the 1st Cavalry Division. He went overseas in May, 1943 and landed at Oro Bay, New Guinea. Mendoza served as a litter bearer hauling wounded from the battlefield. He drove an ambulance in the Admiralty Islands during the campaign in 1944. In October, Mendoza went to Leyte during the invasion of the Philippines. Mendoza helped liberate the civilian internees from Santo Tomas in Manila, where he was wounded. He returned to the US and was discharged from the Army in December, 1945.

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Mendoza, Chelly P. Oral History Interview with Chelly Mendoza, May 25, 2006, text, May 25, 2006; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1604977/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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