- Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Buck (Fred) Dixon, World War II, Bainbridge, Georgia, 1999 August 25
- Creator:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bush, Tom
Livingston, Mayo - Publisher:
- Bainbridge, Ga. : Southwest Georgia Regional Library System
- Date of Original:
- 1999-08-25
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
United States. Marine Corps
Military training
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944--Personal narratives, American
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 4th - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, 30.9038, -84.57547
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Buck Dixon recounts his WWII experiences as a Marine in the 4th Division, his training in mortars, his service in the 24th regiment in the Battle of Saipan and other fighting in the central Pacific region. Funding for the SWGRL WWII Veterans Project provided by the Thomas M. and Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Trust. Funding for digitization of the interviews provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- 31052005372721
https://youtu.be/JpX_-WiEm8k - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:zhs_wvp_jpx--wiem8k
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:zhs_wvp_jpx--wiem8k
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Fred Dixon
- Extent:
- 70 minutes
- Original Collection:
- World War II Veterans Project
- Holding Institution:
- Southwest Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
-
