Oral History Interview with Charles Smith
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Smith. Smith joined the Army in May of 1944. He was placed in the Army Specialized Training Reserve Program. In the spring of 1945, he traveled to an infantry replacement center in Leyte, in the Philippines. He was assigned to the Americal Division on Cebu Island, the 164th Regiment, aboard a Landing Craft Infantry. He was trained to work on the radio. Smith’s regiment was preparing for the invasion of Japan when the bomb…
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unknown
Duration:
37 minutes 08 seconds
Creator:
Smith, Charles
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation