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Reminiscences of Robert O. Bare : oral history, 1968.

Creator: Bare, Robert O.
Project: Marine Corps project.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 140 pages Sound recording 2 reels
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Marine Corps officer.

Scope and Contents

Early life in Iowa; Naval Academy 1920-24; expeditionary duty China, 1925-27; barracks, school and sea-going assignments 1927-28; Command and General Staff School; instructor, Marine Corps Schools, pre-war fleet landing exercises, 1938-41; duty with Commander, Naval Forces, Europe; observer, Normandy landings; Okinawa; on staff of the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet; Naval War College; Director, Amphibious Warfare School, 1948-51; Korea, 1952-53; Director, Marine Corps Development Center, Director of Personnel for the Marine Corps.

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Interview is in the public domain.

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