Reminiscences of Merwin H. Silverthorn : oral history, 1969.

Biographical Note

Marine Corps officer.

Scope and Contents

Family background and education; World War I duty in France; Haiti, 1923-26; General Smedley Butler; Guam, 1930-32; Naval War College; Staff, Admiral Ernest King, Pacific Fleet, 1941-43; preparations for invasion of Japan, occupations of Japan and North China; demobilization; reorganization of Marine units in Pacific; mobilization of reserves for Korea; Assistant Commandant, United States Marine Corps, 1949-50; Chief of Staff, Headquarters Marine Corps, 1950-52, the Clifton Cates Commandancy.

Subjects

• Frank, Benis M., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Korean War, 1950-1953.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Silverthorn, Merwin H.--Interviews.
• United States. Marine Corps.
• Veterans--Interviews.
• World War, 1914-1918.
• World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

Access Conditions

Interview is in the public domain.