Oral History Interview with Warren Deciores, January 4, 2001 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Warren Deciores, January 4, 2001

Creator

  • Interviewee: Deciores, Warren
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Petty, Bruce
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Gary, Eunice
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2001-01-04

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Warren Deciores. Deciores was born in1909 and joined the Navy in 1928. He completed Hospital Corpsman School, graduating in June of 1929. He worked in the operating room of a hospital on Mare Island for his basic training duty. He later moved into administration. From 1935 through 1937, Deciores completed two years of medical work on Guam, including providing care to the island natives. He would pick up supplies in China for his work on the island. In 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Deciores was stationed at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, in Virginia. He additionally served aboard the hospital ships, USS Refuge (AH-11) and USS Relief (AH-1). He traveled through both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He continued his service after the war ended and retired in February of 1959.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (1 hr., 7 min., 46 sec.)

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 -- Hospital corpsmen
  • Keyword: Military hospitals, American
  • Keyword: United States Naval Hospital (Mare Island, California)
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Guam
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- China
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
  • Keyword: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (Virginia)
  • Keyword: USS Refuge (AH-11)
  • Keyword: USS Relief (AH-1)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Warren Deciores, January 4, 2001, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1604188

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

  • Sound

Format

  • Audio

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: OH00737
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1608001
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