Reminiscences of Frederick J. Karch [electronic resource] : oral history, 1972

Biographical Note

Marine Corps Officer.

Scope and Contents

Early years, Naval Academy 1936-40; 1941-42, prewar conditions, Iceland Expedition; World War II: Kwajalein, Saipan, Tinian, Iwo Jima operations; instructor, Royal Canadian Army Staff College 1949-51; postwar assingments and training duties; commanding general 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade 1964-65; contingency planning, Da Nang landing, Vietnam; director, Commmand and Staff College, Marine Corps Educational Center, 1965-7.

Subjects

• Amphibious warfare.
• Interviews.
• Karch, Frederick J.--Interviews.
• Military education.
• Oral histories.
• Ringler, Jack K., interviewer.
• United States. Marine Corps.
• Veterans--Interviews.
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
• World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

Access Conditions

Interview is in the public domain.