Oral History Interview with Don L. Holmes, September 3, 2004
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Don L. Holmes. He joined the Marine Corps in 1943. In December 1944, he was sent to the Pacific Theater and assigned to an artillery regiment, E Battery of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. He describes the landing on Iwo Jima on the third day of the invasion and supporting the 21st Marines, an infantry regiment. Following the surrender of Japan, he was sent to Tientsin, China with Company A, 1st …
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Date:
September 3, 2004
Duration:
35 minutes 04 seconds
Creator:
Holmes, Don L.
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation