Wounded in Battle: Marine Thomas Bing Recalls Saipan and Iwo Jima | Georgia in WWII

GPB August 19, 2019
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Thomas B. Bing was born in March of 1922. He served with the Marine Corps in Saipan and Iwo Jima. Mr. Bing recalls how one gets from a boat to an on-shore battle, how difficult it is to win territory from the enemy forces, and what happens to you after you're wounded in battle. Original Air Date: 2007 For more information, photos, and interviews, check out our website at http://www.gpb.org/wwii

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