Oral History Interview with William Sloman Page: 82
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We proceeded and we were just finishing up and had steps
the full width, just like he indicated in the morning. He
comes up in his jeep, slams on his brakes and skids, and he
gets out and he's chewing me out pretty good. Why didn't I
make the steps half as wide, and such. Lieutenant, you
told me you wanted the steps the full width. I tried to
find you this morning, trying to explain what you want to
do. About that time now, Lieutenant McAlister, who is
short, well-built but short, had no idea that he was
anywhere close. He steps in between us and he had to look
up, especially being that -- having stepped in behind us.
And he says Mr. Kessler; this man was just on duty today,
now you get off of him. He did the best he knew how to do,
you should have been available. Lieutenant Kessler does an
about face, got in the jeep, and I mean he's getting coral
all over anything, from his wheels. This was the kind of
man that McAlister was.
MC: Yeah. Well, what do you think Kessler's problem was there?
WS: Just not being able to find Lieutenant Kessler.MC: But I mean why was he upset with you?
WS: Because, --
MC: I mean all you had done was what he told you to do, right?
WS: Well, yeah, but then at the same time, he was trying to do
it within a certain dollar amount. I didn't know what the82
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Oral History Interview with William Sloman (Sound)
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Sloman. Sloman joined the Marine Corps in October of 1939. Beginning early in 1940, he served in the 1st Defense Battalion, D Battery. In February of 1941, he deployed to Hawaii. In December, Sloman participated in the Battle of Wake Island. He was captured by the Japanese, survived transport aboard the hell ship Asama Maru and imprisonment in Zentsuji POW Camp in Japan. He was liberated in 1945, and discharged in early 1946.
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Sloman, William. Oral History Interview with William Sloman, text, Date Unknown; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1606153/m1/82/?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.