Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002

Creator

  • Interviewer: Cox, Bill
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Interviewee: Gibson, Buck
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2002-10-19

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Interview with Buck Gibson of Waco, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War Two. The interview includes some of Mr. Gibson's background before and after the war as well as his personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of his training, life in the Navy, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and what happened after he was rescued.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording : digital

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Texas
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Navy
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
  • Keyword: biographies
  • Keyword: interviews
  • Named Person: Gibson, Buck
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States. Navy
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Indianapolis (Cruiser)
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1923~/2002-10-19
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - McLennan County
  • Place Name: Japan - Okinawa Prefecture - Okinawa Shi City - Okinawa
  • Place Name: Philippines
  • Place Name: Kiribati - Gilbert Islands - Tarawa Atoll
  • Place Name: United States - Alaska - Aleutian Islands

Relation

  • Has Format: Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002 [transcript], NMPW_OH_Gibson, ark:/67531/metapth193880

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
    Code: NMPW
  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA
  • Name: Texas Oral History Collection
    Code: TOHC
  • Name: World War Two Collection
    Code: WWII

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: NMPW

Resource Type

  • Sound

Format

  • Audio

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: OH00695
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth204487
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth204487

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