Oral History Interview with James Doig, May 13, 2004 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with James Doig, May 13, 2004

Creator

  • Interviewee: Doig, James
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Metzler, Ed
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Matras, Kathy
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2004-05-13

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Doig. Doig joined the Navy in December of 1942. He completed Diesel School, repairing landing craft engines. Beginning August of 1943, Doig served in the fire room aboard USS Ashland (LSD-1). While he was aboard, the Ashland participated in the assaults on Kwajalein and Eniwetok. In the late 1944, Doig was transferred to USS Kenton (APA-122). They transported troops to the Philippines and participated in the Okinawa invasion. Doig was discharged in February of 1946.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (1 hr., 20 min., 54 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. Navy -- Enginemen
  • Keyword: Allied landing craft and ships
  • Keyword: USS Ashland (LSD-1)
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Marshall Islands
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island
  • Keyword: USS Kenton (APA-122)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with James Doig, May 13, 2004, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1604529

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: OH01129
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1608339
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