Oral History Interview with Robert C. Shedd, March 9, 2010
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert C. Shedd. Shedd joined the Marine Corps in February of 1942 with his brothers Donald and Paul. He provides details of boot camp. He served with the 5th Marines. In June of 1942 he traveled to New Zealand. In August they went to Guadalcanal to capture the island. He provides details of his travels and life aboard the troop ships. They traveled to New Britain in New Guinea in December of 1943, where a shell fragment hit his …
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March 9, 2010
Creator:
Shedd, Robert C.
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation