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Summary:

Interview with Earl E. Ambrose, a Korean War veteran, concerning his childhood in Buffalo, N.Y.; family experiences in military service; decision to join U.S. Marines at age seventeen; basic training at Parris Island, S.C.; assignments to Quantico and Yorktown, VA.; decision to volunteer for service in Korea; assignment to 1st battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division; brief combat experience and assignment to Main Line of Resistance near Imjin River; discharge from Marines; decision to further education at Arlington State College (now UT-Arlington) using GI Bill benefits; career with Bell Helicopter.

Author/Creator:

Ambrose, Earl E., 1934-

Contributors:

Ball, Gregory W., 1969-

Korean War Oral History Project

Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with Earl E. Ambrose, 2007 October 06 [by Ambrose, E.E.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 1666

Subjects:

Ambrose, Earl E., 1934- — Oral history

United States Marine Corps — History — Korean War, 1950-1953 — Oral history

United States Marine Corps — Regiment, 1st — Battalion, 1st — Oral history

Arlington State College — Oral history

Bell Helicopter Company — Oral history

Korean War, 1950-1953 — Personal narratives, American

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 2007 for the Korean War Oral History Project and the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Interviewer: Gregory W. Ball.

Physical Description:

26 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1666

OCLC Numbers:

610032571