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Oral History Interview with Leonard Zaehler, March 6, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leonard Zaehler. Zaehler joined the Marine Corps in early 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He was assigned to the service squadron of MAG-12, running a mobile machine shop where his primary duty was repairing ground vehicles. He spent a good part of his duty stationed on Emirau Island, where the squadron’s plucky COO would cheerfully bring him Japanese bombs that he had discovered on the island. He would ask to… more
Date: March 6, 2010
Duration: 48 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Zaehler, Leonard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Leonard Zaehler, March 6, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leonard Zaehler. Zaehler joined the Marine Corps in early 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He was assigned to the service squadron of MAG-12, running a mobile machine shop where his primary duty was repairing ground vehicles. He spent a good part of his duty stationed on Emirau Island, where the squadron’s plucky COO would cheerfully bring him Japanese bombs that he had discovered on the island. He would ask to… more
Date: March 6, 2010
Creator: Zaehler, Leonard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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