Oral History Interview with Leonard Kovar, October 20, 2000
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leonard Kovar. Kovar joined the Marine Corps in October 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion he was assigned to guard the Santa Ana Naval Lighter-Than-Air Station. He was then sent to New Caledonia, and he enjoyed his time in Nouméa. In New Guinea he joined L Company, 7th Marine Regiment, where he served as a bazooka-loader. His first landing was at Cape Gloucester, where he lived in a wet foxhole a…
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Date:
October 20, 2000
Duration:
1 hour 31 minutes 56 seconds
Creator:
Kovar, Leonard
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation