Oral History Interview with Walter Varnum, March 18, 2004
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Varnum. Varnum joined the Navy in May, 1943 and was trained at Farragut, Idaho. After that, he went to the University of Illinois for diesel engine training. From there, Varnum headed for Little Creek, Virginia to amphibious training as a diesel engineer. He was assigned to an LCVP that had rocket attachments on the side and describes his trip across the Atlantic aboard an LST to Scotland, arriving in March 1944. Then…
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Date:
March 18, 2004
Creator:
Varnum, Walter V.
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation