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Tony Fileff June 1943

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
  • Unit of Service: 22nd Regiment, 6th Marine Division
  • Location of Service: Hawaiian Islands; Guam (Mariana Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); China; Korea
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/3045

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"You really don't realize how destructive war is until you really see it." (Audio \\nInterview, 10:49)

When he volunteered to go to Okinawa as part of the replacement troops, Marine Corps First Lieutenant Tony Fileff was unprepared for the "utter destruction" that he observed upon landing on the island. Arriving midway through the battle, he was stunned to see the devastating effects of the war on the Okinawan civilian population, as well as on the Japanese and American forces. Witnessing starving and wounded women and children crawl out of their hiding places in caves left an indelible mark on the young Marine.

Tony Fileff Collection
Interview / Recording

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[ Letter from Commandant of the Marine Corps [10/30/1945] ]
[ Letter from Director, Marine Corps Reserve [8/13/1952] ]
[ Special Orders #352-45 [10/24/1945] ]
[ Certificate stating that Lt. Fileff was present during surrender of the Japanese in the area of Tsingtao, China [10/1945] ]
[ Fragment of a leter from Ande on the Atomic Bomb [8/15/1945] ]

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[ Newsclipping, "Lt. A. Fileff Training at Quantico, VA" [1951] ]
[ Map, "Location of our battalion at June 18-21, 1945" ]

About this Item

Title

  • Tony Fileff Collection

Names

  • Lugar, Richard
  • U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar
  • Fileff, Tony
  • Sanders, Timothy J.

Home State

  • Indiana

Headings

  • -  Fileff, Tony
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.
  • -  Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Marine Corps.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: 22nd Regiment, 6th Marine Division
    • Location of Service: Hawaiian Islands; Guam (Mariana Islands); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); China
    • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1952
    • Military Status: veteran
  • Korean War, 1950-1953

    • Branch of Service: Marine Corps
    • Unit of Service: 22nd Regiment, 6th Marine Division
    • Location of Service: Korea
    • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1952
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2005-05-31)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected unknown)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected 2005-04-11; 2005-04-11)
  • Manuscript: Maps [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [5 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1989-03)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [ item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 1921-07-09)
  • Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [10 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/3045

Cite as

  • Tony Fileff Collection (AFC/2001/001/3045), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Lugar, Richard, U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Tony Fileff, and Timothy J Sanders. Tony Fileff Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.03045/.

APA citation style:

Lugar, R., U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar, Fileff, T. & Sanders, T. J. (1942) Tony Fileff Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.03045/.

MLA citation style:

Lugar, Richard, et al. Tony Fileff Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.03045/>.