Oral History Interview with Bob Tizzard, September 3, 2004
Creation Information
Context
Audiences
We've identified this text as a primary source within our collections. Researchers, educators, and students may find this text useful in their work.
Contact Us
Subjects
Related Items
Oral History Interview with Bob Tizzard, September 3, 2004 (Sound)
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bob Tizzard. Tizzard was born in Rochester, New York on 30 June 1916. He enlisted in the Army in 1940 and completed several courses of training, including Officer Candidate School after which he received his commission. He was sent to Honolulu as a member of the 184th Regiment, 7th Army Division which was training for the invasion of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. His duties included company officer in charge of automatic weapons. By the time his regiment reached Kwajalein, most of the fighting was over and his company received orders to Truk on 5 January 1945. While enroute to Truk the ship was redirected to Okinawa where they arrived on Easter Sunday, 1945. He recalls that his unit was involved in combat at Shuri Castle and Yonaharu. He describes being in Okinawa on V-J Day in September 1945, after which, his unit was sent to Seoul, Korea to accept the surrender of Japanese forces in Korea. While in Korea, he resigned from the Army, volunteered for the Internantional Red Cross, and was sent to Qingdao, China for five years, assisting in the relocation of White Russians. Following his time in China, Tizzard recounts that he returned to the United States where he was recruited by General Eddie Craig to return to Korea as a lieutenant colonel as a member of the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. He describes landing in Pusan on 22 July 1950 and his involvement in the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter. He describes his duties following the counteroffensive as prisoner of war work and graves registration. He returned to the US following the Armistice in 1953.
Oral History Interview with Bob Tizzard, September 3, 2004 - ark:/67531/metapth1608413
Oral History Interview with Bob Tizzard, September 3, 2004, text, September 3, 2004; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1604602/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.