Oral History Interview with Marvin B. Edwards, March 6, 1971 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Marvin B. Edwards, March 6, 1971
  • Series Title World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project

Creator

  • Interviewer: Marcello, Ronald E.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Interviewee: Edwards, Marvin B., 1923-
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 1971-03-06

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Interview with Marvin B. Edwards, chemist and Army Air Corps veteran (95th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans after being shot down over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Edwards discusses his rescue by the Belgian underground, his capture and interrogation (1944), solitary confinement, Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Germany, Nürnberg (Stalag 13-D) and Moosburg (Stalag 7-A) (1945), and his liberation by American troops. Appendix includes Edwards' dossier at Oflag Luft Three, Excerpts from Edwards' prison diary, and Edwards' escape map.
  • Physical Description: [2] 146 p. ; 28 cm. + Appendix ([1] 10 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.)

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • Keyword: oral histories
  • Keyword: biographies
  • Keyword: interviews
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Air Force
  • Keyword: WWII
  • Keyword: prisoners of war
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Bomber pilots
  • Keyword: Stalag Luft III
  • Keyword: Stalag VII A
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Kriegsgefangenenlager Nürnberg-Langwasser
  • Named Person: Edwards, Marvin B., 1923-

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas
  • Place Name: Belgium
  • Place Name: Germany
  • Coverage Date: 1923~/1971
  • Time Period: mod-tim

Collection

  • Name: UNT Oral Histories
    Code: UNTOH
  • Name: Texas Oral History Collection
    Code: TOHC

Institution

  • Name: UNT Oral History Program
    Code: UNTOHP

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Statement: All rights reserved. To request a copy, contact the Oral History Program.

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 156792342
  • UNT Catalog No.: b3241788
  • Call Number: OH 67
  • Accession or Local Control No: Number 67
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1857645

Note

  • Display Note: Interview conducted in 1971 for the World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project.
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