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Reminiscences of Chester Robinson Allen [electronic resource] : oral history, 1969.

Creator: Allen, Chester Robinson
Project: Marine Corps project.
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Phys. Desc. :sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Marine Corps officer.

Scope and Contents

Education, University of Florida, 1925-29; early Marine Corps training, seagoing and barracks duties; 6th Marines, Shanghai, 1938-39; barrage balloon program, 1941-43; ordnance supply, quartermaster duties 1943-46; occupation of Japan; supply support duty; 1st Marine Division Supply Officer, Korea 1951-52; duty at Marine Corps Headquarters: Head, Supply Department, Director, Marksmanship Division, Quartermaster General of Marine Corps; impressions of Marine Corps logistics planning and operations, personalities.

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Access Conditions

Interview is in the public domain.

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