Oral History Interview with William Sloman Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Oral History Interview with William Sloman
Creator
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Interviewee: Sloman, WilliamCreator Type: Personal
Contributor
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Interviewer: Cunningham, MarkContributor Type: Personal
Publisher
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific WarPlace of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Sloman. Sloman joined the Marine Corps in October of 1939. Beginning early in 1940, he served in the 1st Defense Battalion, D Battery. In February of 1941, he deployed to Hawaii. In December, Sloman participated in the Battle of Wake Island. He was captured by the Japanese, survived transport aboard the hell ship Asama Maru and imprisonment in Zentsuji POW Camp in Japan. He was liberated in 1945, and discharged in early 1946.
- Physical Description: 144 p.
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. Defense Battalion, 1st
- Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Hawaii
- Keyword: Wake Island, Battle of, Wake Island, 1941
- Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan
- Keyword: Prisoner of War
- Keyword: Prisoner-of-war camps
- Keyword: Asama Maru (Prison ship)
Primary Source
- Item is a Primary Source
Relation
- Oral History Interview with William Sloman - ark:/67531/metapth1609961
Collection
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History CollectionCode: NMPW
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital ArchiveCode: NMPWA
Institution
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Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz FoundationCode: 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
- Text
Format
- Text
Identifier
- Accession or Local Control No: OH03462
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1606153