Oral History Interview with William Sloman Page: 2
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WS: To the best of my knowledge, no. One man, a friend of mine
named Raymond Holt, he and I went together to Houston. Of
course the recruiting office was crowded, but he and I were
the only two that left Houston to go to Dallas. In Dallas,
we went through the same examinations.
MC: When you went to the recruiting office in Houston they sent
you to Dallas, is that what happened?
WS: Yes. I mean after going through the examinations, the
physicals and what have you. They sent the two of us, and
Raymond and I were the two that went on to Dallas. When we
reached Dallas, the recruiting office was -- people were
out in the hallways and it was crowded; there was a lot of
people.
MC: Right, right. Now this was in 1939?
WS: October of 1939, October the 4th, I believe. But then
eventually, there was four of us that left Dallas for San
Diego, out of all of them that was up there.
MC: Approximately how many were there?
WS: Oh, I would say there was at least 60 people there, thatwas in the different offices and out in the hallways.
MC: Right. Trying to get in the Marine Corps though, right?
WS: Yeah. There were there to be volunteers. There was one
man, he was four pounds overweight and he told us don't
worry, I'll lose that four pounds in a day and I'll catch2
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Oral History Interview with William Sloman (Sound)
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Sloman. Sloman joined the Marine Corps in October of 1939. Beginning early in 1940, he served in the 1st Defense Battalion, D Battery. In February of 1941, he deployed to Hawaii. In December, Sloman participated in the Battle of Wake Island. He was captured by the Japanese, survived transport aboard the hell ship Asama Maru and imprisonment in Zentsuji POW Camp in Japan. He was liberated in 1945, and discharged in early 1946.
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Sloman, William. Oral History Interview with William Sloman, text, Date Unknown; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1606153/m1/2/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1&rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.