Oral History Interview with Bailey Salmon, July 14, 2018 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Bailey Salmon, July 14, 2018

Creator

  • Interviewee: Salmon, Bailey
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Misenhimer, Richard
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Misenhimer, Gayle
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2018-07-14

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bailey Salmon. Salmon joined the Marine Corps in March of 1943. He completed advanced training with landing craft vehicles, and was placed in the V-12 Navy College Training Program. He traveled to a transit center in Hawaii, and practiced for the invasion of Japan. He was transferred to Guam, and joined the 3rd Marine Division. Shortly thereafter, the bombs were dropped and the war ended. He was ranked as Acting 1st Sergeant and worked on patrol missions. His discharge date is not noted, though likely around late 1945.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (38 min., 2 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. Division, 3rd
  • Keyword: Allied landing craft and ships
  • Keyword: Navy V-12 Program (U.S.)
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Hawaii
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Guam

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Bailey Salmon, July 14, 2018, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1607227

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: OH04970
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1610871
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