Oral History Interview with Joseph B. Brown, March 24, 2001
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Interview with Joseph Brown, who was in the Marine Corps during World War II. He discusses going to Guadalcanal, various guns and artillery he used, the battle of Tarawa and getting malaria just before it, then going to Hawaii for more training before returning to the South Pacific and fighting on Saipan and Tinian. He also discusses being wounded on Saipan, having a bayonet run through his forearm and keeping the bayonet as a souvenir after the war, and he talks about some of his experiences …
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Date:
March 24, 2001
Duration:
1 hour 13 minutes 27 seconds
Creator:
Cox, William G. & Brown, Joseph B.
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