World War II Veteran Donald P. Burgess - 
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class, Navy | Georgia Oral History

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World War II WWII Oral History Georgia interviews veterans Donald Burgess Navy aircraft Pearl Harbor Aleutians Aleutian Islands Alaska Kodiak Island rations flying South Pacific Japan Iwo Jima V-J Day tankers GI BIll
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World War II Veteran Donald P. Burgess - 
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class, Navy | Georgia Oral History

Mr. Donald Burgess was an aviation machinist and an enlisted aerial navigator during World War II. He was born July 13, 1924 and is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Burgess tells about the "forgotten war" fought on American soil in the Aleutians and Kodiak. Mr. Burgess' experiences also include engagements on Tenyan, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Attu.
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