Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Tony Fileff Collection
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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- audio
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