Oral History: John Callaghan 3-Aug-09, 20090803.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

online resource (video file 1:03:34) : Sound, Colour

Place of Publication:

3-Aug-09,

Summary:

Callaghan was a replacement in Headquarters Company, 27th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division; he volunteered for overseas duty in Hawaii and was sent to Iwo Jima as a litter bearer; he landed on the beach an hour and a half after the initial landing; he gives a very vivid account of how the island looked like during his landing; he would work with the corpsmen to pick up the wounded and bring them to the first aid station; he recalled seeing the two flag raisings on Mt. Suribachi; he also gave some vivid accounts of being pinned down by enemy gunfire a few days into the invasion and of some of the more seriously wounded Marines he encountered on the island.

Notes:

Description based on online resource (viewed on 12 June, 2019).

Archive Reference: OH.0298.