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Reminiscences of Oliver P. Smith [electronic resource] : oral history, 1969

Creator: Smith, Oliver Prince, 1893-1977
Project: Marine Corps project.
(see all project interviews)
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

World War I; Mare Island, Guam; Personnel Section, Headquarters Marine Corps, 1924-1928; Haiti, 1928-1931; United States Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, 1932-1933; World War II; Iceland, Talasea, and Peleliu operations; postwar United States Marine Corps, unification dispute; Cates Commandancy; Commanding General, 1st Division, 1950-1951; Korea: Inchon landing, Chosin reservoir; relations with Generals Douglas MacArthur, Edward Almond, Lemuel Shepherd; Commanding General, Camp Pendleton, 1951-1953.

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Access Conditions

Interview is in the public domain.

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