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, phas e-out operations in Korea; Deputy Chief of Staff(Plans) and Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Marine Corps, 1955-59.
Veterans; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; Amphibious warfare; Hogaboom, Robert E; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; United States. Marine Corps
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1970
Note (Biographical)
Marine Corps officer.
Note
Interviewed by Benis M. Frank on April 1, April 2, April 3, and April 8, 1970.
Note (Provenance)
United States Marine Corps, History and Museums Division, Gift 1972