Oral History Interview with Jesse Farmer, July 22, 2011
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jesse Farmer. Farmer joined the Marine Corps in July of 1943. He was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. In June of 1944, Farmer and his unit participated in the first wave of assault landings on Saipan, continuing to take Tinian in the days following. They additionally served in the fifth assault wave on Iwo Jima in February of 1945, where he sustained injuries. Farmer returned to the…
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Date:
July 22, 2011
Duration:
47 minutes 58 seconds
Creator:
Farmer, Jesse
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation