Richard Gall, 2007 Branch of Service: Marine 1st Marine Division, 3rd Armored Amphibian Military Service: Drafted, 1943 - 1945 Audio Interview :40 Drafted into the Marine Corp in 1943 at the age of 21 1:20 Island of Palalu 3:38 Drafted from Shreaveport Illinois 5:40 Drafted after Pearl Harbor 6:20 The effect of the war on his family 6:35 Sensored letters home 7:28 Battle experiences 8:38 What is it was like to be on water and on a tank 10:16 Eating 'K' rations 10:55 Not much for entertainment 11:25 How war changed him 12:15 What was at stake during the war 13:13 Boot Camp 16:10 Observation of shooting down the Japanese planes 19:35 Doesn't say much about the war now.

Richard Gall, 2007 (Interviewed by Janet Davison, SDPB Radio)