Harwell, William Earnest "Ernie"

Title: Harwell, William Earnest "Ernie"
Performer: William Earnest "Ernie" Harwell
Interviewer: Unkown
Description: Mr. Harwell enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1942, as he was confident he would be drafted regardless. Initially serving as a military journalist in Washington, D.C., he was sent to the Pacific Theater to report on the Japanese surrender. In 1945, he also traveled to China to report on Japanese war crime allegations in that country. After returning to the United States and his discharge from the Marine Corps, Harwell would go on to broadcast games for the Detroit Tigers for over forty years. Known as the "Voice of the Tigers" Harwell is still honored today by the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit.
Date Span: 1942-1946; Dates of Service
Subject: Enlisted; United States Marine Corps; 59th Replacement Battalion, Leatherneck Magazine; World War, 1939-1945; Second World War - Pacific Theater; Sergeant
Publisher: Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress; Center for Oral History Research at Eastern Michigan University
Collection Location: 2/17; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGgIEK71zCo&list=PL05gqqIuA4HK1S_labZh5qO9iutjJf_gO&index=40
Spatial Coverage: Second World War - Pacific Theater