Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Gerald C. Thomas : oral history, 1966.Biographical NoteMarine Corps officer.
Scope and ContentsFamily background, education; World War I service; Haiti, 1919-21; Washington Disarmament Conference; special mission to Middle East with James Roosevelt, 1941; observation of British operations; World War II: Guadalcanal and Bougainville operations; Alexander Vandegrift Commandancy, unification fight; Marine occupation of North China; Chinese Civil War; fighting in Central Korea; Army personalities.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsInterview is in the public domain.
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