Oral History Interview with John Joseph O'Malley, June 12, 2009 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with John Joseph O'Malley, June 12, 2009

Creator

  • Interviewee: O'Malley, John Joseph
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Lindley, James
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2009-06-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Joseph O???Malley. O???Malley was drafted into the Army in 1943. In March of 1944 he was sent for airborne training at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. He fought with the 84th Infantry Division in Germany and Belgium, pushing forward from Geilenkirchen, Germany in November, 1944 to Schnackenburg, Germany and ultimately contacting the Russian Army on the Elbe River in April, 1945. O'Malley spoke fluent German and served as an Army interpreter. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (1 hr., 33 min., 47 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. Army. Infantry Division, 84th
  • Keyword: Family -- History
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Belgium
  • Keyword: Siegfried Line (Germany)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with John Joseph O'Malley, June 12, 2009, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1605617

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: OH02591
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1609428
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