Rowe, Gordon (Interview outline and video), 2008
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Title
Rowe, Gordon (Interview outline and video), 2008
Creator
Contributor
Collins Sr., Charles E. (Interviewer)
Collins, Carol (Interviewer)
Description
Gordon Rowe was born on May 23, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan. He had wanted to enlist in the Marines after Pearl Harbor was attacked, but was too young at the time. The following summer he spent all his time at summer school so that he could graduate early and enlist in the Marines. Gordon went through basic training in San Diego, California for 8 weeks and then was assigned to help form the new 5th Marine Division. Gordon was sent to Iwo Jima for the invasion and was there for 36 days securing the island. After the war ended he continued working in the Pacific for another year before he was discharged in 1946.
Date
2008-03-10
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Relation
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Identifier
RoweG
Format
application/pdf
video/mp4
Type
Moving Image
Text
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
Rowe, Gordon, “Rowe, Gordon (Interview outline and video), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed November 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29434.