Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002 Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002
Creator
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Interviewer: Cox, BillCreator Type: Personal
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Interviewee: Gibson, BuckCreator Type: Personal
Contributor
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Transcriber: Cox, Cynthia G.Contributor Type: Personal
Publisher
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific WarPlace of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas
Date
- Creation: 2002-10-19
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: Interview with Buck Gibson of Waco, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War Two. The interview includes some of Strauss' background before and after the war as well as his personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of his training, life in the Navy, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and what happened after he was rescued.
- Physical Description: 28 p. ; 28 cm.
Subject
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Navy
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Personnel - Veterans
- University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Texas
- Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
- Keyword: biographies
- Keyword: interviews
- Named Person: Gibson, Buck
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States. Navy
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Indianapolis (Cruiser)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Coverage
- Place Name: United States - Texas - McLennan County
- Place Name: Japan - Okinawa Prefecture - Okinawa Shi City - Okinawa
- Place Name: Philippines
- Place Name: Kiribati - Gilbert Islands - Tarawa Atoll
- Place Name: United States - Alaska - Aleutian Islands
- Time Period: mod-tim
- Coverage Date: 1923~/2002-10-19
Relation
- Is Format Of: Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002 [recording], OH00695, ark:/67531/metapth204487
Collection
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History CollectionCode: NMPW
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital ArchiveCode: NMPWA
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Name: Texas Oral History CollectionCode: TOHC
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Name: World War Two CollectionCode: WWII
Institution
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz FoundationCode: NMPW
Resource Type
- Text
Format
- Text
Identifier
- Accession or Local Control No: OH00695
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth193880
Note
- Display Note: "Tape #695." Transcribed on June 16, 2007 in Hunt, Texas.
- Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS