Oral History Interview with Malcolm Young, October 8, 2002

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Malcolm Young. Young joined the Army in March 1941 and received basic training at Fort Sill. He received rifle training at Fort Ord. Upon completion, he was assigned to field artillery in the 7th Infantry Division, where he served as an artillery gunnery corporal. He deployed to the Aleutians. Despite being on combat duty, the highest number of casualties there came from frostbite. At Kwajalein, Young suggested to his sergeant that the best way to fight the Japanese snipers was to clear the trees, an idea which was … continued below

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Young, Malcolm October 8, 2002.

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Malcolm Young. Young joined the Army in March 1941 and received basic training at Fort Sill. He received rifle training at Fort Ord. Upon completion, he was assigned to field artillery in the 7th Infantry Division, where he served as an artillery gunnery corporal. He deployed to the Aleutians. Despite being on combat duty, the highest number of casualties there came from frostbite. At Kwajalein, Young suggested to his sergeant that the best way to fight the Japanese snipers was to clear the trees, an idea which was adopted by higher officials. His unit landed in the Marshalls on an island a few miles away and fired day and night until the trees were cleared. In the Philippines, he landed on the east side of Leyte and finished in the west, at Ormoc. He began to show signs of jaundice at that time. Okinawa was the first time that Young recalls being matched in strength by the Japanese artillery, which were much weaker than his unit in previous campaigns. He had specific orders to leave caves untouched, as Japanese civilians were known to hide there. As he was preparing for the final drive of the campaign, Young was sent to a mobile first aid station and then to a hospital on Okinawa for medical treatment. From there he was flown to Guam and sent on to Letterman Army Hospital. Young returned home and was discharged in August 1945.

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Oral History Interview with Malcom Young, October 8, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Malcom Young. Young joined the Army in March of 1941. He completed basic training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and provides details of his training. He was later assigned to the 7th Infantry Division, 57th Field Artillery and made corporal. He describes his experiences using the 105mm Howitzer. In June of 1943 they participated in the Aleutian Islands Campaign, serving combat duty. They traveled to Hawaii and remained there through February of 1944, training and completing maneuvers. In February through May they participated in the Marshall Islands Campaign and Admiralty Islands Campaign. In October of 1944 they participated in the Battle of Leyte in the Philippines. In April of 1945 they participated in the Battle of Okinawa. He describes his participation in each of these campaigns. Young was discharged in August of 1945.

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Young, Malcolm. Oral History Interview with Malcolm Young, October 8, 2002, audio recording, October 8, 2002; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1609038/: accessed June 13, 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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