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Reminiscences of Harold O. Deakin : oral history, 1968.

Creator: Deakin, Harold O.
Project: Marine Corps project.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 103 pages Sound recording 2 reels
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Marine Corps officer.

Scope and Contents

Education, Naval Academy, 1930-34; early Marine Corps training and assignments, development of amphibious doctrine; World War II: observer, Salerno, Cape Gloucester; Peleliu and Okinawa operations; planning officer, United States Navy Group, American Aid Mission to Greece, 1947-49; Greek Civil War; special assignment to Secretary of State, 1954-56; Personnel Department, 1956-57.

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Interview is in the public domain.

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