title: Oral History Interview with David Lynch, December 1, 2010
creator: Lynch, David
contributor: Lindley, James
contributor: Rothenberg, Quaverly H
publisher: National Museum of the Pacific War
date: 2010-12-01
language: English
description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview
 with David Lynch. Lynch joined the Marine Corps just after the bombing of
 Pearl Harbor and received basic training at Parris Island. He received further
 training at Camp Lejeune with the 1st Marine Division. Upon completion, he was
 sent to Guadalcanal, where he fought for five months and contracted malaria,
 despite taking Atabrine daily. He recalls that all the Marines were cheering
 for the Americans during an air fight at Henderson Field as though it were a
 football game. He then went to Cape Gloucester and Pavuvu. When securing
 Peleliu, he ran out of grenades and resorted to throwing rocks at the
 Japanese. He describes how challenging the Japanese style of combat was at
 Peleliu. On his way to Bloody Nose Ridge, his helmet was shot. Lynch fell to
 the ground and was knocked unconscious. He awoke two days later, on a hospital
 ship, and received medical treatment at a field hospital in the Admiralties.
 Lynch returned home and was discharged in 1945.
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: People - Individuals
subject: Military and War - Wars - World War II
subject: Interviews
subject: Oral histories
subject: Personal narratives
subject: Autobiographies
subject: Biographies
subject: WWII
subject: United States. Marine Corps. Division, 1st
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea -- New Britain
 Island
subject: Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943
subject: Malaria
subject: Peleliu, Battle of, Palau, 1944
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care
rights: Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives
rights: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum
 of the Pacific War.
type: Text
format: 24 p.
format: Text
identifier: local-cont-no: OH03163
identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu./ark:/67531/metapth1605891/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metapth1605891