Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

Creator

  • Interviewee: Krchnak, Adolph
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Zambrano, Mike
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Keefer, Joel
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2015-05-23

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (3 hr., 7 min., 12 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. Airborne Division, 11th
  • Keyword: Parachute troops
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines
  • Keyword: Allied occupation, Japan, 1945-1952

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1944/2015-05
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Travis County - Austin
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Austin County - Sealy
  • Place Name: Czechia - South Moravian Region
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Nueces County - Bishop
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Nueces County - Alice
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Fort Bend County - Rosenberg
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Brazoria County - Damon
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Washington County - Brenham
  • Place Name: North Korea
  • Place Name: United States - New Jersey - Monmouth County - Fort Monmouth
  • Place Name: United States - Georgia - Richmond County - Fort Gordon
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Bexar County - San Antonio
  • Place Name: Japan - Okinawa Prefecture - Okinawa Shi City - Okinawa
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Nueces County - Port Aransas
  • Place Name: Italy - Sicily Region
  • Place Name: United States - North Carolina - Cumberland County - Fort Bragg
  • Place Name: United States - California - Monterey County - Fort Ord
  • Place Name: United States - California - San Francisco County - San Francisco
  • Place Name: Marshall Islands - Kwajalein Atoll
  • Place Name: Philippines - National Capital Region - Manila
  • Place Name: United States - New Jersey - Monmouth County - Long Branch
  • Place Name: Japan - Miyagi Prefecture - Sendai Shi City - Sendai
  • Place Name: Japan - Kanagawa Prefecture - Yokohama Municipality - Yokohama
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Jefferson County - Port Arthur
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas
  • Place Name: United States - Illinois - Cook County - Chicago
  • Place Name: Bahrain

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1606873

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: OH04395
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1610521
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