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Corporal/Specialist Raymond Armbrister enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1946 and served until 1951 in the Third Brigade service battery (Korea). Interviewed by Judy Walker on Jul 25, 2006, Armbrister talked about military experiences in the Second World War. He was born in Ellis County, attend Ellis county country schools, and Ellis High School. He married Evelyn Hendrickson. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the nine community institutions that received these grants. The transcript from the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Ellis County Historical Society (Hays) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
Creator: Armbrister, Raymond F.
Date: 25 July 2006
Item Number: 211293
Call Number: World War II Oral Histories Project
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211293
Collections - Oral History - Kansas Veterans of World War II - Ellis County Historical Society, Hays, KS
Date - 2000s - 2006
Military - Service - Marines
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Video
Places - Cities and towns - Ellis
Places - Cities and towns - Hays
Places - Counties - Ellis
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Film and video - Oral histories
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211293