[The Samuel Gevirtz Collection].

This collection consists of two diaries written by Sam Gevirtz, a Marine detachment gunner on the U.S.S. Bunker Hill, 1944-1945. It features firsthand stories about the battles in the Pacific that Gevirtz was a part of, including Okinawa, the Mariana Islands, the Palau Islands, the Battle of the Philippines, and others throughout the Western Pacific.

  • OCLC #: 850963294
  • Physical Location: Special Collections — Papers — PAPERS 127
  • Publisher: 1944-1945.
  • Physical Description: 0.5 linear feet
  • Biographical/Historical:
    • Born on October 6, 1924, Samuel Gevirtz enlisted in the Marine Corps in San Francisco on February 23, 1943. As part of the Marine Detachment, Gevirtz served on the U.S.S. Bunker Hill as a gunner, 1944-1945, until it was severely damaged by two kamikaze pilots in May 1945.
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