Name
McQueen, John C (Interviewee)
Frank, Benis M (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of John C. McQueen 1969
Abstract
Family background, education, Naval Academy, 1917-21; early Marine Corps training and assignments; Haiti and Nicaragua; amphibious warfare doctrine; military observer, London, 1940-41; World War II: Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, 1942-43; Attu-Kiska operations; amphibious operations Kwajalein, Guam, Saipan-Tinian, Okinawa; occupation of Tsingtao; postwar developments and training, reserve and rec ruiting problems; mobilization of reserves for Korea; Chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group, The Hague, 1956-58.
Collection Name
Marine Corps project
Subjects
Veterans; Military education; Amphibious warfare; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American; Korean War, 1950-1953; McQueen, John C; 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 10, June 12, and June 13, 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
13680202
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-6rxp-0w45
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.