Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of John C. McQueen [electronic resource] : oral history, 1969Biographical NoteMarine Corps officer.
Scope and ContentsFamily background, education, Naval Academy, 1917-21; early Marine Corps training and assignments; Haiti and Nicaragua; amphibious warfare doctrine; military observer, London, 1940-41; World War II: Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, 1942-43; Attu-Kiska operations; amphibious operations Kwajalein, Guam, Saipan-Tinian, Okinawa; occupation of Tsingtao; postwar developments and training, reserve and recruiting problems; mobilization of reserves for Korea; Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group, The Hague, 1956-58.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsInterview is in the public domain.
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