Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Leonard Kiesel Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/4955
Leonard Kiesel enlisted in the Marines in 1940, just months before the draft was reinstated. Stationed at the Naval Air Base in Jacksonville, Florida, at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Kiesel was part of a group of Marines who captured three Italian ships trying to flee the harbor--an action which, he claims, should count as the first American offensive action of the war. Soon after, he joined the paratroops and served in the Pacific Theater. Badly injured trying to knock out a machine gun nest during the initial landings in the Battle of Guadalcanal, he was sent back home to the States, where he remained for the rest of the war.
Leonard Kiesel Collection
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PlayHis first time jumping from an airplane. 00:03:22.1 - 00:05:12.1
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PlayLanding at Gavatu during the Battle of Guadalcanal. 00:05:17.2 - 00:08:02.4
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PlayHis only stay in the brig. 00:08:10.5 - 00:10:03.1
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PlayGetting wounded at Gavatu. 00:15:03.5 - 00:23:00.0
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Play"We claim to be the 1st offensive action of WWII"-in Jacksonville, Florida. 00:27:20.1 - 00:32:29.5
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About this Item
Title
- Leonard Kiesel Collection
Names
- Legacies: Stories from the Second World War
- Kiesel, Leonard
- Swope, Thomas A.
Home State
- Ohio
Headings
- - Kiesel, Leonard
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- 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
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1940-1940
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 2005-12-13; 2005-12-13)
- Manuscript: Clippings [5 items] -- (collected 2002-12)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-03-06)
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 2006-03-01; 2006-03-03)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2006-03-01)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Periodicals [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2002-12)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/4955
Cite as
- Leonard Kiesel Collection (AFC/2001/001/4955), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- online text
- image