Oral History Interview with Dale R. Walker, October 4, 2007
Description:
Interview with Dale R. Walker, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He joined the Marine Corps in 1944 and was trained in mortars at Camp Pendleton, California. He then went to Camp Tarawa at Hawaii for further training with the Fifth Marine Division. Walker landed with the sixth wave on D-day at Iwo Jima. While working with mortars supporting the infantry, he was called on to be a stretcher-bearer on occasion. Walker spent 36 days on Iwo Jima. After the Japanese surrendered, Walker served in th…
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Date:
October 4, 2007
Duration:
1 hour 51 seconds
Creator:
Misenhimer, Richard & Walker, Dale R.
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation