Semper Four: 4 Marines: An Oral History
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"What was your rank?" oral historian Aaron Elson asked Nick Paciullo, a Marine Corps veteran who fought on Iwo Jima, Saipan, Kwajalein and Roi-Namur."I was a private ... a Pfc ... a corporal ... a private ... a Pfc ... a corporal," says Paciullo, who notes that he always seemed to be in trouble. "I was with two gentlemen -- two Marines, I should say," he says, named Pudlow and McDowell. A short time later, still thinking about his buddies, he says, "Pudlow was killed on Iwo, McDowell lost a leg on Saipan and I almost lost an eye right after that." A fourth member of the group that always seemed to be getting in trouble, Richard Anderson, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously after throwing himself on a grenade on Kwajalein. These four interviews by Aaron Elson, one of America's premier oral historians of the Greatest Generation, offer a roller coaster ride through the highs and lows of World War II in the Pacific.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1492218839
ISBN13:9781492218838
Release Date:August 2013
Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:110 Pages
Weight:0.49 lbs.
Dimensions:9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"
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