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Title	Oral history interview with Stanford R. Inman recorded November 5, 2004
Description	Inman enlisted in the Marine Corps February 1943 at age 17 and was assigned to Parris Island, NC for basic training (Boot Camp). Advanced training assignment was Naval Aviation school (NAACP), Memphis, TN, where he trained as an aviation mechanic for the Marine Air Corps bombers. He was subsequently assigned to VMBG 613, a marine bomber group. His aerial gunnery training was in Oklahoma. The Group's initial assignment was to Edenton, NC. The Group flew coastal patrols along the outer banks. It flew to Arkansas for flight training. Inman served as a mechanic and tail gunner for PBJ's, the Marine version of the B-25. Planes were flown to Hawaii and crew members were transferred to San Diego where they were shipped out on a troop ship. He flew from Hawaii to the Kwajalien Atoll air strip, arriving in December 1944. He remained there for approximately 18 months. The unit flew submarine and island patrols approximately 2 times per week. Inman recalled losing one plane and one unit member in the bombing attack on Pohnpei Island. The airstrip served as stopover for B-29s and other planes that were being ferried west for the Pacific campaign. After VJ day, equipment and planes were bulldozed into the ocean. Personnel were taken off by ship. Inman was processed through San Francisco and he traveled by train to Cherry Point, NC for discharge. After discharge, he returned home (Massachusetts) to complete High School and later enrolled in Bates College under the GI Bill and obtained a degree in biology. Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst.
Coverage	1943-1946
Date Original	11/05/2004
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	50:20
Contributors	Hurst, Eileen
Software	Windows Media Player required for viewing
Access Restrictions and Permissions	No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier	VHP2004/4
Creator/Owner	Inman, Stanford Ralph
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Marine Corps
Unit of Service	United States. Marine Corps. VMBG 613
Rank	Sergeant
Status	Veteran
Subject	Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Geographic Location	Parris Island (S.C.) Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Islands) Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (N.C.) Pohnpei Island (Micronesia)
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language	eng
Relation	Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource	Moving image
Citation	Stanford Ralph Inman Papers. VHP2004/4. Veterans History Project, Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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