Mass.) Morse Institute Library (Natick

From his early days at boot camp at Parris Island, Office Candidate School and Reserve Officer Training at Quantico, Dick Johnstone was earmarked as "officer potential." After more training at Camp Pendleton, he was shipped out to Camp Tarawa in Hawaii. Dick talks about his career as an officer with H Company, 3rd Battalion, 27 Regiment, 5th Marine Division and how he survived the battle of Iwo Jima. He tells first-hand accounts of the underground...