Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Ralph Eugene Swartsell Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: Company B, 5th Tank Battalion, 5th Marine Division; Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
- Battles & Campaigns: Iwo Jima
- Location of Service: Camp Pendleton, California; Hawaii; Pacific Theater; Iwo Jima; Nagasaki, Japan
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/67377
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About this Item
Title
- Ralph Eugene Swartsell Collection
Names
- Lugar, Richard
- U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
- Lerch, Kathryn W.
- Swartsell, Ralph Eugene
State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation
- Indiana
Headings
- - Swartsell, Ralph Eugene
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Service Unit/Ship: Company B, 5th Tank Battalion, 5th Marine Division; Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
- Location of Service: Camp Pendleton, California; Hawaii; Pacific Theater; Iwo Jima; Nagasaki, Japan
- Battles & Campaigns: Iwo Jima
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1947
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served as a military policeman in Nagasaki two months after the atomic bomb was dropped.
Materials
- Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2008-01-26; 2008-01-29)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 2008-01-26)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/67377
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Special Format
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
Battles & Campaigns
Service Unit/Ship
- 2nd Marine Division
- 5th Marine Division
- Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
- Company B, 5th Tank Battalion, 5th Marine Division