Reminiscences of Oliver P. Smith 1969

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Name: Smith, Oliver Prince, 1893-1977 (Interviewee); Frank, Benis M (Interviewer)
Title: Reminiscences of Oliver P. Smith 1969
Abstract: World War I; Mare Island, Guam; Personnel Section, Headquarters Marine Corps, 1924-1928; Haiti, 1928-1931; United States Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, 1932-1933; World War II; Iceland, Talasea, and Peleliu operations; postwar United States Marine Corps, unification dispute; Cates Commandancy; Commanding General, 1st Division, 1950-1951; Korea: Inchon landing, Chosin reservoir; relations with Gene rals Douglas MacArthur, Edward Almond, Lemuel Shepherd; Commanding General, Camp Pendleton, 1951-1953.
Collection Name: Marine Corps project
Subjects: Veterans; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; Korean War, 1950-1953--Naval operations, American; Smith, Oliver Prince, 1893-1977; United States. Marine Corps
Format: oral histories; sound recordings
Genre: Interviews
Date: 1969
Note (Biographical): Marine Corps officer.
Note: Interviewed by Benis M. Frank on June 9, June 11, and June 12, 1969.
Note (Provenance): United States Marine Corps, History and Museums Division, Gift 1973
Language: English
Library Location: Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record: 13682503
Also In: Time-Based Media
Persistent URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-jezz-ph69
Related URLs: Available digital content for this interview.