Reminiscences of Joseph C. Burger : oral history, 1969.

Biographical Note

Marine Corps officer.

Scope and Contents

Early training and assignments; China duty, 1927, 1935-37; development of amphibious warfare doctrine in early 1930s; operations planning in South Pacific, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, 1942-43; Military Secretary to General Alexander Vandegrift, 1944-46; Commanding Officer, Basic School, 1949-50; Chief of Staff, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, 1950-51, Korean War; Director of Information, Director of Reserve Headquarters, Marine Corps, 1954-56; Commanding General, Recruit Depot, Parris Island, 1956, Ribbon Creek affair; Commanding General, Camp Lejeune and 2d Marine Division, 1956-59; Marine operations in Lebanon; Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, 1959-61. United States Marine Corps operational planning, developments, personalities.

Subjects

• Amphibious warfare.
• Burger, Joseph Charles, 1902-
• Frank, Benis M., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Korean War, 1950-1953.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• United States. Marine Corps.
• Veterans--Interviews.
• World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

Access Conditions

Interview is in the public domain.