Oral History Interview with Howard Blackman, August 9, 2012
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Blackman. Blackman was born in Pulaski County, Indiana 8 December 1922. Born into a family of seven boys and two girls he tells of the living conditions during the depression. He quit school in the ninth grade to get a job. In 1943 he was drafted into the Army and went to Camp Lee, Virginia for six weeks of basic training, including some mechanical training. Upon completing basic he was sent to Chenango, Pennsylvania …
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August 9, 2012
Creator:
Blackman, Howard K.
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation