John Heilman, 2007
- Branch of Service: United States Marine Corp
- Enlisted 1942
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
:12 - Enlisted into the Marines at the age of 21 in 1942
:49 - Journey after enlistment.
7:08 - Came down with malaria and was sent to the San Diego hospital.
7:41 - Incident in Gaudalcanal
12:34 - Time in the Marshall Islands
15:53 - Dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan
18:09 - Memories of the war
18:36 - Explanation of why he enlisted for the war.
J.B. Heilman Jr. Obituary
The interview was recorded at an SDPB event in Miller, SD.