Oral History Interview with Bob Balch, September 19, 2004 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Bob Balch, September 19, 2004

Creator

  • Interviewee: Balch, Bob
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Litzelfelner, Joe
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Cason, Nancy
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2004-09-19

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bob Balch. Balch joined the Navy in August of 1943. He completed Radio School in February of 1944. In June he traveled to Melanie Bay, New Guinea. He speaks on shellback initiation crossing the equator. He was assigned to the USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2), where he served as a radioman. In August of 1945, after the war ended, Balch worked at a communication center on Manus, in the Admiralty Islands. He worked in the China occupation group beginning October of 1945. Balch returned to the US and was discharged in February of 1946.
  • Physical Description: 20 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. Navy -- Radiomen
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea
  • Keyword: Shellbacks
  • Keyword: USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2)
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea -- Admiralty Islands
  • Keyword: China occupation duty

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  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Oral History Interview with Bob Balch, September 19, 2004 - ark:/67531/metapth1608445

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: OH01243
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1604633
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