Oral History Interview with Marshall Barrett, May 4, 2010 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Marshall Barrett, May 4, 2010

Creator

  • Interviewee: Barrett, Marshall
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Metzler, Ed
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Matras, Kelly
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2010-05-04

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Marshall Barrett. Barrett went to Duke University in 1941 and joined the Naval ROTC just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He participated in the V-12 program, receiving an accelerated four-year degree and his commission by February of 1944. Around August, Barrett began serving as a training officer aboard the USS YMS-339. They traveled to Panama, New Hebrides, and the Admiralty Islands and joined the Seventh Fleet. They participated in the Borneo Campaign in the spring of 1945.
  • Physical Description: 43 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: Navy V-12 Program (U.S.)
  • Keyword: USS YMS-339
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Panama
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Vanuatu
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea -- Admiralty Islands
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Borneo
  • Keyword: Minesweepers

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Oral History Interview with Marshall Barrett, May 4, 2010 - ark:/67531/metapth1609590

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: OH02865
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1605778
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