Oral History Interview with James Gillespie, March 14, 2019 Page: 3
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Oral History Interview with James Gillespie, March 14, 2019 (Sound)
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Gillespie. Gillespie joined the Navy in late 1944. Beginning around mid-1945, he served on Corregidor Island, Philippines as Radarman 2nd Class. He worked guard duty and serviced a radar atop a mountain on the island. He recalls his time living and working on Corregidor, and the removal of Japanese prisoners-of-war from the island. He continued his service after the war ended, returning to the US in the spring of 1946 to receive his discharge.
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Oral History Interview with James Gillespie, March 14, 2019, text, March 14, 2019; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1607270/m1/3/?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.