Oral History Interview with Donald Carlson, August 3, 2009
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Carlson. Carlson joined the Marines in 1943 and received machine gun training at Camp Elliot. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Camp Paekakariki. At the invasion of Tarawa, two Marines in Carlson’s Higgins boat were shot. Wading in from a distance due to low tide, they faced opposition from snipers on the pier. The following morning, his unit attacked a Japanese bunke…
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Date:
August 3, 2009
Duration:
54 minutes 25 seconds
Creator:
Carlson, Donald
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation