Oral History Interview with Robert Burkhardt

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Interviewee

Robert Burkhardt

Interviewer

Louise Graham

Interview/Donation Date

6-29-2013

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Served In

Korea

Dates of Service

1948-1952

Summary

Robert Burkhardt, Marine, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

Robert Burkhardt was in Korea during the war and describe being attacked a number of times. He related that he suffered from frozen feet and a foot wound. He applied for a Purple Heart and was denied, because they told him frozen feet did not warrant a Purple Heart. It said they did not acknowledge that he was also wounded.

Related Materials

The Veterans History Project was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 (Public Law 106-380). The Project collects first-hand accounts of U.S. Veterans from World War I (1914-1920), World War II (1939-1946), the Korean War (1950-1955), the Vietnam War (1961-1975), the Persian Gulf War (1990-1995), and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (2001-present), For more information about the Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center, visit http://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html.

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Each participant in the Veterans History Project has signed a release form allowing Maxwell Library to use these materials. In accordance with the Library of Congress, VHP participants (both interviewees and interviewers) retain the copyright to their materials; therefore, permission will need to be obtained before using the interview in exhibition or publication. For additional information about using the VHP collections, please visit http://www.loc.gov/vets/researchinfo.html

Recommended Citation

Burkhardt, Robert, "Oral History Interview with Robert Burkhardt" (2013). Veterans History Project Personal Narratives. 2.
https://vc.bridgew.edu/vhp_stories/2