United States. Marine Corps. Amphibious Corps, V
Biography
The V Amphibious Corps was a United States Marine Corps administrative and tactical headquarters established in the Pacific Theater in 1943. It was formed from the I Marine Amphibious Corps and placed under the command of Major General Holland M. Smith. The corps directed Marine and, in some operations, Army ground forces in the Central Pacific campaign, including the Gilbert Islands (Tarawa and Makin), the Marshall Islands, and the Mariana Islands (Saipan and Tinian). It later commanded the landing force at Iwo Jima in February and March 1945 under Major General Harry Schmidt, and elements of the corps took part in the occupation of Japan in the fall of 1945. Divisions assigned to the corps varied by operation and included the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions.
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William C. Capshaw Papers
The William C. Capshaw Papers document the military service of William Cody Capshaw, a Marine Corps veteran from Oklahoma. He survived the attack on Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36) and was wounded at the Battle of Eniwetok. Materials include correspondence, photographs, notebooks, news clippings, and military and Veterans’ Administration records.