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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Art Goetz, September 3, 2004

Creator

  • Interviewee: Goetz, Art
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Morris, Cork
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Matras, Kathy
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2004-09-03

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Art Goetz. Goetz joined the Marine Corps in 1945 and received basic training at Parris Island followed by engineer training at Camp Lejeune. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion, stationed in China, where he performed maintenance work at the American Legation in Peking. He arrived in January 1946 to a welcoming population who lined the streets waving American flags. While there he visited the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, and the Whispering Wall at the Temple of Heaven. The exchange rate was so favorable to Americans that his acquaintance bought a Ming Dynasty urn for a few dollars, and Goetz purchased two cloisonné blouses for 25 cents each. In April 1947 Goetz was transferred to Guam with the 1st Marine Brigade. In 1948 he returned to China, this time stationed at Tsingtao. As the Chinese Civil War intensified, the engineers were the last to evacuate, loading their heavy equipment onto ships as shots were being fired all around the city. Goetz returned to the States in May 1949 and went on to serve in the Korean War. His last duty was as a special services officer at the supply center in Albany, Georgia. There he shared an office with a librarian, who encouraged him to earn a degree in library science. Goetz retired from the service in 1967 and spent 25 years as a public library director.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (41 min., 48 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. Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st
  • Keyword: China occupation duty
  • Keyword: China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949
  • Keyword: United States. Marine Corps. Marine Brigade, 1st. Provisional
  • Keyword: Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (Georgia)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Art Goetz, September 3, 2004, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1604596

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: OH01204
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1608407
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