"He said, 'Dave, a dead cameraman is good to no one.'" (Audio Interview, Part 3, 23:33)
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David L. Quaid |
David L. Quaid standing next to his camera [detail from video] | World War II, 1939-1946
Army
5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) Merrill's Marauders; Chinese 38th Division; British 36th Division; Mars Task Force; 164th Signal Photo Company
China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; California
Staff Sergeant
Glendale, NY
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David Quaid didn't just see action in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II; he
filmed it. Before the war, he had been a freelance news cameraman, so he made sure that
once he was drafted he got assigned to the Signal Corps. Not satisfied with carrying a
camera rather than a rifle, Quaid sought out the front lines, first working with the
legendary general Vinegar Joe Stilwell and then hooking up with Merrill's Marauders.
His collection includes a lengthy audio interview as well as his own video history of the
Marauders, complete with some of his own footage and interviews with many surviving
comrades.
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