Description
Born on a farm in Troup County, Georgia in 1924, Alton Cadenhead enlisted in the Marine Corps after the Pearl Harbor attack. Serving as a corporal in the Third Marine Division, Cadenhead was injured in the battles of Guam and Iwo Jima. After the war he worked as a mechanical engineer. Alton Cadenhead lives in Calhoun, Georgia. He recorded his oral history interview at Kennesaw State University in May 2015.
Citation
Alton Cadenhead Interview, 2015-05-20, Legacy Series Oral History Program, 2013-, KSU/14/05/03/001, Museum of History and Holocaust Education, Kennesaw State University.
Rights
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Identifier
ksu-14-05-03-001-02003
Format
video/mp4; application/pdf
