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Typescipt of an interview taken from the included audiocassette. The interview as conducted by Richard Weeks on 3 Feb. 1985. Clyde E. Weeks talks about his youth and about his decision to join the Marine Corps at age 17. He describes his training and his experiences in combat while attacking three different islands in the Pacific. One of the islands was Guam.

Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by Richard Weeks on 3 Feb. 1985 for the Ray Hillam war project. Clyde Weeks graduated in 1942 from high school at age 16. He turned 17 later that year, and he joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He went to Hawaii in 1943 for combat training, and he participated in the invasion of the Marshall Islands. He helped establish communications. He was also involved in the invasion of Guam with the 4th Marines. On Guam, he was wounded in the leg by a hand...