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Thiele Fred Harvey, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima
Published 5 years, 7 months ago
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Thiele Fred Harvey describes his service in the Pacific theater in World War II, including the brutal battle of Iwo Jima.
Harvey shares the story of how his mother made major sacrifices to get him a weapon when the Marine Corps could not provide one. He also describes coming shore at Iwo Jima, engaging in combat with the Japanese, and the wounds that ended his World War II service.
Harvey shares the story of how his mother made major sacrifices to get him a weapon when the Marine Corps could not provide one. He also describes coming shore at Iwo Jima, engaging in combat with the Japanese, and the wounds that ended his World War II service.