Oral History Interview with Brinton Cate, April 11, 2001

Oral History Interview with Brinton Cate, April 11, 2001

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Description

Interview with Brinton Cate, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served in World War II from Jackson, Michigan. Cate describes his time as a corporal with the military police and how he was on Iwo Jima when the atomic bomb was dropped, as well as seeing the aftermath at Nagasaki.

Physical Description

1 sound recording (187 min., 32 sec.) : digital

Creation Information

Campbell, Justin L. & Cate, Brinton April 11, 2001.

Context

This audio recording is part of the collection entitled: Lee College Oral Histories and was provided by the Lee College to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 13 times. More information about this recording can be viewed below.

Interviewer

Campbell, Justin L.

Interviewee

Cate, Brinton

Named Person

Person who is significant in some way to the content of this audio recording. Additional names may appear in Subjects below.

Cate, Brinton

Provided By

Lee College

Lee College was established as a two-year Junior College in 1931 by the Goosecreek Independent School District, in Baytown. It was created to provide an educational opportunity for students who could not afford it otherwise.

Titles

Main Title: Oral History Interview with Brinton Cate, April 11, 2001
Series Title: Baytown Veteran Oral Histories

Description

Interview with Brinton Cate, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served in World War II from Jackson, Michigan. Cate describes his time as a corporal with the military police and how he was on Iwo Jima when the atomic bomb was dropped, as well as seeing the aftermath at Nagasaki.

Physical Description

1 sound recording (187 min., 32 sec.) : digital

Subjects

Keywords

Library of Congress Subject Headings

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States

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Language

English

Item Type

Sound

Identifier

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Accession or Local Control No: VT021
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth845143

Relationships

Oral History Interview with Brinton Cate, April 11, 2001, ark:/67531/metapth845277

Collections

This recording is part of the following collection of related materials.

Lee College Oral Histories

These oral histories from Lee College cover three separate physical collections: the Baytown World War II Collection, the Baytown Veteran's Oral History Collection, and the Oral Histories of the Citizens of Baytown.

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