Marvin Metzger World War II Interview

Marvin Metzger World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

United States. Marine Corps -- History.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.

Marvin Metzger enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1942. He served in the Fox Company of the Third Marines. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on June 27, 2007, Metzger talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Metzger was born on January 20, 1922, in Ozawkie, Kansas. He completed basic training at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, CA. He then worked guard duty at the submarine base on Mare Island in San Francisco Bay. In 1943, Metzger went to the Pacific. He went to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal), Bougainville, Guam, and several other islands. Following Japan’s surrender, Metzger was stationed at the Fallbrook Naval Ammunition Depot in California for about seven months before being discharged. Metzger passed away on August 22, 2015.

Metzger, Marvin

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2007-06-27

Grubbs, Brian

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/metzger-marvin-wwii-interview

Obituary: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151264375/marvin-harold-metzger

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214321

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Metzger_Marvin WWII Interview

Solomon Islands

1942 - 1946

Grubbs, Brian

Metzger, Marvin

Lawrence (Kan.)

VHS

2:36:29

127 kbit/s (audio)

1642 kbit/s (video)