Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arwin Bowden. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment, then joining the battle of Saipan. He ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he ma…
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Date:
September 9, 2000
Creator:
Bowden, Arwin
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Location:
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation