Reminiscences of Robert E. Hogaboom : oral history, 1970.

Biographical Note

Marine Corps officer.

Scope and Contents

Family background, education; early duty in Nicaragua, Shanghai; Sino-Japanese War; amphibious warfare doctrine, 1939-42; World War II: Attuand Kiska operations, Marianas, Iwo Jima, preparations for invasion of Japan; reminiscences of Generals Holland Smith and Graves Erskine, Admiral Kelly Turner; staff, National War College; Commanding General, North Atlantic Treaty Organization exercises, phase-out operations in Korea; Deputy Chief of Staff(Plans) and Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Marine Corps, 1955-59.

Subjects

• Amphibious warfare.
• Frank, Benis M., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Hogaboom, Robert E.--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
• 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.