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Oral History Interview with Raymond Wortham, February 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond Wortham. Wortham joined the Marine Corps in August 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. Because he already knew Morse code and enjoyed electronics as a hobby, he was sent for further training as a radio operator. Upon completion, he was assigned to radio materiel school in Omaha, where he learned to repair two-way electronic equipment. He was then sent to the US Army’s main signal depot in Fort Monmouth to … more
Date: February 16, 2010
Creator: Wortham, Raymond
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Horn, February 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Horn. Horn was drafted into the Army in February of 1943. Horn was assigned to Company H, 2nd Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was first gunner in a machine gun squad. In March they traveled to Africa. Horn provides details of the water-cooled 30mm machine gun he fired. Theirjob in Africa was to move the remaining Germans out. Later in 1943 they traveled to Sicily, then Salerno. In September … more
Date: February 16, 2010
Creator: Horn, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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