Reminiscences of James P. Berkeley [electronic resource] : oral history, 1969

Biographical Note

Marine Corps officer.

Scope and Contents

China duty, Peking, 1932-1934; formation of Fleet Marine Force, prewar communications training, procedures, and equipment; World War II communications personnel procurement; Iwo Jima, occupation of Japan; duty in office of Secretary of the Navy, Joint Army-Navy Secretariat; Adviser, Argentina: Naval War College and Marine Corps; student and instructor, Armed Forces Staff College. Naval War College; Chief of Staff, 1st Marine Division, Korea, 1954-1955; Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, Headquarters Marine Corps, 1955-1958, personnel; subsequent commands, major United States Marine Corps events, decisions, personalities.

Subjects

• Armed Forces Staff College (U.S.)
• Berkeley, James P.--Interviews.
• Frank, Benis M., interviewer.
• Interviews.
• Korean War, 1950-1953.
• Naval War College (U.S.)
• Oral histories.
• United States. Marine Corps.
• United States. Navy.
• Veterans--Interviews.
• World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

Access Conditions

Interview is in the public domain.