Abrams, James (Interview outline and video), 2011
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Abrams, James (Interview outline and video), 2011
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Description
James Abrams was born in Sparta, Michigan, in 1923, and eventually grew up in Montana. After moving to Grand Haven, Michigan, he joined the Marines after Pearl Harbor. After boot camp in San Diego, he was shipped to the Solomon Islands and joined the Weapons Company of the 1st Marine Regiment on Guadalcanal toward the end of the campaign there. The regiment refitted in Melbourne, Australia, and then went to New Guinea prior to landing on Cape Gloucester, New Britain. After that battle, they went on to the hard fight at Pelelieu, and went on from there to Okinawa. After the Japanese surrender, he spent several months in China escorting Japanese soldiers and civilians who were being sent home.
Coverage
2011-06-14
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Contributor
Smither, James (Interviewer)
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
AbramsJ1116V
Format
mp4
pdf
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Date
2017-09-07
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Citation
Abrams, James, “Abrams, James (Interview outline and video), 2011,” Digital Collections, accessed April 22, 2018, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/27062.