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Oral History Interview with Willie Higgs, September 21, 2001

Description: Interview with Willie Higgs, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He joined the Marines in 1944 and trained at Camp Pendleton before being assigned to the 4th Marine Division. Higgs discusses arriving at Iwo Jima, making a grenade attack on a cave there, and subsequently breaking his leg. He then spent time aboard the hospital ship, USS Solace (AH-5). Upon returning home, Higgs finished his degree at Southwest Texas State in San Marcos, where he majored in music.
Date: September 21, 2001
Duration: 44 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Pickard, Kevin & Higgs, Willie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wilmer A. Moreau, April 18, 2003

Description: Interview with Wilmer A. Moreau, an infantryman in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He describes his service and answers questions about his time overseas.
Date: April 18, 2003
Duration: 45 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Mcelhany, M. & Moreau, Wilmer A.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interviews with Marjorie Eastwood, Mary C. Easley, and Mary B. Bonds, October 1987

Description: Interview with Marjorie Eastwood, Mary C. Easley, and Mary B. Bonds from Baytown, Texas. These three women answer questions and describing their social and work experiences working at the Humble Oil Refinery during World War II.
Date: {1987-10-15,1987-10-29}
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Eastwood, Marjorie; Easley, Mary C. & Bonds, Mary B.
Partner: Lee College
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