Oral History Interview with Alfred Gluck, July 12, 2019 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Alfred Gluck, July 12, 2019

Creator

  • Interviewee: Gluck, Alfred
    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: 2019-07-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alfred Gluck. Gluck joined the Merchant Marines in mid-1941. He served as a Seaman aboard a liberty ship, the SS George L. Baker (1614). In May of 1943, they traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, transporting general supplies and merchandise for people on the island. He returned to San Francisco, and was assigned to the SS James Lick in July as Able Seaman, traveling to New Hebrides and New Caledonia, transporting military cargo. In 1944 through the end of the war, Gluck also served aboard the SS Mormacgull, traveling to New Guinea and Guadalcanal and the SS Louis Sullivan (2781). He continued his service after the war, and received his discharge in March of 1946.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (41 min., 43 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 Merchant Marine
  • Keyword: SS George L .Baker
  • Keyword: SS James Lick
  • Keyword: SS Louis Sullivan
  • Keyword: Operational rations (Military supplies)
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Hawaii
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- New Caledonia
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- South Pacific
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- New Guinea
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Alfred Gluck, July 12, 2019, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1607281

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: OH05026
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1610924
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