Oral History Interview with Robert Buckner, February 19, 2005 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Robert Buckner, February 19, 2005

Creator

  • Interviewee: Buckner, Robert
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Rabalais, Larry
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Paieda, Betty
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2005-02-19

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Buckner. Buckner volunteered for service in the Marines Corps in 1943. When he finished basic training, he attended field music school before being assigned to the Fifth Marine Division, 26th Marines. After extensive training, Buckner's unit landed at Iwo Jima in the afternoon of D-day. He was only one of 16 original members of his company to survive the battle. After the war, Buckner went on to occupy Japan.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (1 hr., 6 min., 40 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, 5th. Marines, 26th
  • Keyword: Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
  • Keyword: Combat
  • Keyword: Allied occupation, Japan, 1945-1952

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Robert Buckner, February 19, 2005, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1604758

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: OH01377
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1608570
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