Oral History Interview with Lyall Dean, October 25, 2003 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Lyall Dean, October 25, 2003

Creator

  • Interviewee: Dean, Lyall
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Smith, Ned
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Rees, Forest
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Rees, Marjorie
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2003-10-25

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lyall Dean. Dean was born in Westchester, New York on 19 October 1918. He attended Deerfield Academy prior to attending Union College until June 1941. Joining the US Marine Corps 2 February 1942 he attended boot camp at Parris Island. He went to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina for additional training at which time he was assigned to the 1st Marine Division, H Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. He recalls boarding the USS George Elliott (AP-105) for a 21 day trip to Wellington, New Zealand. Upon their arrival the unit was put to work unloading the ship so it could be combat loaded for the landing on Guadalcanal. Upon landing on Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942 he was assigned to the headquarters company. While not directly involved in the 21 August 1942 battle of the Tenaru River he witnessed the sounds and sights of the battle. Several days later he was removed from the headquarters company and assigned to the 2nd platoon as one of the replacements for those lost in the battle. He tells of daily bombings and bombardment by Japanese ships. Dean recalls being relieved by the Army and of being on board a ship bound for Fiji on Christmas day 1942.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (1 hr., 23 min., 43 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. Marine Corps. Marine Division, 1st. Marines, 1st
  • Keyword: Military training
  • Keyword: USS George F. Elliott (AP-105)
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Lyall Dean, October 25, 2003, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1604423

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: OH01012
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1608232
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