Oral History Interview with Chris Walker, February 11, 2003 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Chris Walker, February 11, 2003

Creator

  • Interviewer: Misenhimer, Richard
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Interviewee: Walker, Chris
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War
    Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2003-02-11

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Interview with Chris Walker, a carpenter during World War II. He discusses working as a carpenter in the Marines at Camp Pendleton and on Tinian and Saipan. He was present at Okinawa and in Nagasaki after Japan surrendered. He also tells stories about generals, his colonel, rations, and friendly fire. He describes some of the memorabilia he kept.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording : digital

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Texas
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
  • Keyword: biographies
  • Keyword: interviews
  • Keyword: WWII
  • Named Person: Walker, Chris
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States. Marine Corps
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Saipan
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Nagasaki-shi (Japan)
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Carpentry and building

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Place Name: Northern Mariana Islands - Tinian Island
  • Place Name: Japan - Nagasaki Prefecture - Nagasaki-shi City - Nagasaki
  • Place Name: Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan Island
  • Place Name: Japan - Okinawa Prefecture - Okinawa Shi City - Okinawa

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
    Code: NMPW
  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA
  • Name: Texas Oral History Collection
    Code: TOHC
  • Name: World War Two Collection
    Code: WWII

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: NMPW

Resource Type

  • Sound

Format

  • Audio

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: OH00820
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth204490
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth204490

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