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Title	Oral history interview with Francis O. Cunningham recorded 2006 Mar 10
Description	Interview conducted by Darcey Cunningham. Interview contains stories by both Francis O. "Ham" Cunningham, and Mary "Polly" Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham was recruited in 1941, while in his senior year at UCONN, into the Marine Corps Officer Candidate Program. Upon his graduation from the university, he immediately went to Quantico, VA for 9 months of training. He was sent to the Pacific Theatre of operations in September of 1942, where he was stationed on American Samoa for nine months, as part of the 4th Raider Battalion. He was also part of the fighting on Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, and in the Solomon Islands, before he was transferred back to San Diego, CA to train new marines. During his time spent back in the U.S. he married Mrs. Cunningham, whom he had been writing to while he was overseas. They married on a Monday morning, during Mr. Cunningham's travel leave, and he returned to San Diego on Tuesday. Mrs. Cunningham describes the effect that the war had on the people at home, including rationing, and blackouts. After their wedding, Mrs. Cunningham moved to San Diego, where they lived in a small apartment off base. Mr. Cunningham was then sent back overseas, where he was part of the 3rd Amphibious Corps, and took part in the Battle of Okinawa. The Cunningham's first child was born two days before the war ended. Mr. Cunningham was discharged from the Marine Corps in early 1946, and he and his wife returned to Connecticut.
Coverage	1941-1946
Date Original	03/10/2006
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:13:46
Contributors	Cunningham, Darcey
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	VHP2006/6
Creator/Owner	Cunningham, Francis O. Cunningham Mary M.
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Marine Corps
Unit of Service	4th Marine Raider Battalion; 3rd Amphibious Corps
Rank	Major
Status	Veteran
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area Marriage Rationing -- United States
Geographic Location	Marine Corps Base Quantico (Va.) Camp Pendleton (Calif.) American Samoa Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea) Okinawa-shi (Japan)
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	Francis O. Cunningham Papers. VHP2006/6. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
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