Reminiscences of Christian F. Schilt : oral history, 1969.

Biographical Note

Marine Corps officer.

Scope and Contents

Family background and education; World War I service; pilot training; Haiti, 1920-21; Santo Domingo, 1921-22; early U.S Marine Corps aircraft; International Air Races, 1920s; Nicaragua, 1927-29; World War II, Guadalcanal operation; Commander, Marine Air Reserve Training, 1946-49; Korea, 1951-2; Director of Aviation, 1955-57.

Subjects

• Aeronautics, Military.
• Air pilots--Interviews.
• Aviation.
• Frank, Benis M., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Korean War, 1950-1953.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Schilt, Christian Franklin, 1895-1987--Interviews.
• United States. Marine Corps.
• Veterans--Interviews.
• World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

Access Conditions

Interview is in the public domain.