Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, March 9, 2000
Description:
Interview with Arwin Bowden, a marine during World War II. 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 before joining the battle of Saipan. He describes ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made, and the ti…
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Date:
March 9, 2000
Duration:
1 hour 1 minute 03 seconds
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Bowden, Arwin J.
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation