Oral History Interview with William Sloman Page: 44
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MC: He was a gunner. He was a gunner, I mean he was a gunner;
he was a Marine Gunner, right?
WS: Yes.
MC: That was his rank.
WS: Well, now that's debatable. He had made Marine Gunner. He
and Gunner Borth both had made Marine Gunner a short time
before we left Pearl Harbor, but I am under the belief that
McKinstry accepted a second lieutenant's commission just
before the war started. Clarence is dead now, so there's
no -- and I don't know that it makes a lot of difference.
MC: Well now Bart, was it Bart, was that his name?
WS: Borth. He was a Marine Gunner, he was our --
MC: Had he gotten a discharge or something, I mean was he
supposed to be sent back to the States? I don't know where
I encountered that reference, I can't remember right now.
WS: No, I don't think there was any.
MC: I think it was in Bayler's book, it just, it had a little
notation by his name that said in parentheses, discharged.
You know? But anyway, well, that's not important.WS: I don't --
MC: The only reason I asked really, was he --
WS: He was -- Borth was our ordinance officer.
MC: You saw the movie, Wake Island, I guess, at some point in
time didn't you?44
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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/m1/44/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: 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.