Oral History Interview with Laurence Norris, August 18, 2001 Metadata

Metadata describes a digital item, providing (if known) such information as creator, publisher, contents, size, relationship to other resources, and more. Metadata may also contain "preservation" components that help us to maintain the integrity of digital files over time.

Available Formats

Dublin Core: XML Dublin Core: JSON Dublin Core: Text Dublin Core: RDF/XML UNTL: XML Access METS: XML

Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Laurence Norris, August 18, 2001

Creator

  • Interviewee: Norris, Laurence
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Misenhimer, Richard
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Evans, Robert F.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2001-08-18

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Laurence Norris. Norris joined the Marine Corps in November of 1943. He trained as a raider on New Caledonia, joined the 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal and served in the Pacific for the remainder of the war. He fought during the Battle of Peleliu, and recalls beginning with 64 men in his platoon and after eight days of fighting, there were only 13 men remaining, including himself. Norris also participated in the Battle of Okinawa. Norris served with the Honor Guard at the 2 September 1945 surrender signing. He returned to the US and was discharged in April of 1946.
  • Physical Description: 44 p.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
  • 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: Interviews
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal narratives
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Autobiographies
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Biographies
  • Keyword: WWII
  • Keyword: United States. Marine Corps. Division, 1st
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- New Caledonia
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Palau -- Peleliu Island
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island
  • Keyword: Surrender of Japan, 1945

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Oral History Interview with Laurence Norris, August 18, 2001 - ark:/67531/metapth1607597

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
    Code: NMPW
  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA

Institution

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

Rights

  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Resource Type

  • Text

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: OH00284
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1603632
Back to Top of Screen