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Oral History Interview with Richard Burdrick, November 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Burdrick. Burdrick joined the Navy in December 1942 through the V-12 program at UCLA. He was then assigned to midshipmen’s school at Columbia University. Upon completion, he was sent aboard the USS Dickens (APA-161), his battle station at a 40-millimeter gun. Burdrick and his crew set a record for embarking troops, capable of getting 26 boats into the water and ready to go ashore in just 22 minutes. At Iwo Jima, by t… more
Date: November 15, 2007
Creator: Burdrick, Richard
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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