Oral History Interview with Merle Volding, February 22, 2013 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Merle Volding, February 22, 2013

Creator

  • Interviewee: Volding, Merle
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Rabalais, Larry
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Matras, Kathy
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2013-02-22

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Merle Volding. Volding was born 19 December 1923. He joined the US Army Signal Corps around late 1941. He completed extensive training as a radar technician at the School of Engineering at the University of Iowa. He then completed further engineering and cryptography training through the Army’s Specialized Training Program (ASTP). Around late 1944 through the end of the war, he worked in the SOPAC message center on New Caledonia. He shares details of life on the island. He returned to the US and received his discharge in February of 1946.
  • Physical Description: 21 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. Army. Signal Corps
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Radar
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography
  • Keyword: Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- South Pacific
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- New Caledonia
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Communications

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Oral History Interview with Merle Volding, February 22, 2013 - ark:/67531/metapth1610167

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: OH03880
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1606513
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