Oral History Interview with J. D. Tanner, August 23, 2007
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with J.D. Tanner. Tanner was born 20 August 1924 in Jasper County, Indiana. He quit school in the seventh grade and worked with his father on a dairy farm. In August 1944, he was drafted into the US Army and had basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas. After four weeks of training he went to San Francisco and departed on a twenty-one day trip to Leyte. There he was assigned as a rifleman in the 37th Infantry Division. He describes …
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Date:
August 23, 2007
Duration:
46 minutes 18 seconds
Creator:
Tanner, J. D.
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation