Oral History Interview with Richard Russell, May 11, 2001 Track: 1 of 1
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Oral History Interview with Richard Russell, May 11, 2001 (Text)
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Russell. Russell joined the Marine Corps in January of 1942. He was assigned to the 1st Marine Division. They landed on Guadalcanal in late 1942 and completed reconnaissance patrol missions. In September of 1943 they went to New Guinea, where they were staging to invade New Britain in the Battle of Cape Gloucester. Russell was wounded during this battle and transferred to an Army hospital in Brisbane, Australia. No longer fit for combat, Russell was shipped back to the US in September 1944, and he was discharged around July of 1945.
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Oral History Interview with Richard Russell, May 11, 2001, audio recording, May 11, 2001; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1607944/m1/1/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: 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.