Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Robert L. Corwin Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division; Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Location of Service: Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Brooklyn, New York
- Highest Rank: Private
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1706
Joining the Marines at 17, Robert Corwin was placed in a unit where anybody that was 20 years old was considered an old man. His division saw intense action at Guadalcanal in the Battle of Tenaru and Battle of Bloody Ridge, where Corwin was shot twice, once in the shoulder and once in the leg, while trying to help a fallen soldier. Corwin was evacuated and received treatments for his wounds. He would later be put on detail at The Brooklyn Navy Yard, from which he would request a medical discharge because of his wounds.
Robert L. Corwin Collection
Interview / Recording
Transcript
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PlayHis youthful unit, in which twenty was considered an old man. 00:14:38.0 - 00:15:00.0
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PlayThe invasion of Guadalcanal. 00:16:21.0 - 00:17:27.0
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PlayFirst contact at Battle of Tenaru. 00:21:30.0 - 00:24:59.0
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PlayBeing shot twice by Japanese rifle fire while trying to help a fallen soldier. 00:32:08.0 - 00:33:04.0
About this Item
Title
- Robert L. Corwin Collection
Names
- Corwin, Robert L.
- Wilson, Roger B.
Home State
- New York (State)
Headings
- - Corwin, Robert L.
- - 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
- Unit of Service: 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division; Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Location of Service: Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Brooklyn, New York
- Highest Rank: Private
- Dates of Service: 1942-1944
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2002-07-30; 1994-12-31)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [2 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2002-07-30; 2007-12-07)
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2002-07-30; 2007-07-25)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2002-07-30)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/1706
Cite as
- Robert L. Corwin Collection (AFC/2001/001/1706), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- online text