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Reminiscences of Bankson T. Holcomb : oral history, 1970.

Creator: Holcomb, Bankson T.
Project: Marine Corps project.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 86 pages Sound recording 3 reels
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Marine Corps officer.

Scope and Contents

Enlisted service, 1925-27; US Naval Academy, 1927-31; 4th Marines, China, Chinese language student, 1934-37; Japanese language student, Tokyo, 1939-41; communications officer, radio intercept, "Magic," Pearl Harbor 1941-1943; Naval Observer, Chungking, 1943; intelligence duties during World War II; Office of Chief of Naval Operations, 1945-48; Fleet Marine Force, Guam, 1949-50; Korea, 1950-51; special intelligence assignments, 1953-54; support officer European Command, 1954-55; intelligence war planner, Marine Corps, 1955-57; Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence for Marine Corps, 1957-58.

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Access Conditions

Interview is in the public domain.

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