Oral History Interview with Boyd R. Murphy, July 13, 2012 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Boyd R. Murphy, July 13, 2012

Creator

  • Interviewee: Murphy, Boyd R.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Misenhimer, Richard
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Thorpe, Kara
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Interviewer: Van Meter, Peggy
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2012-07-13

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Boyd R. Murphy. Murphy joined the Army in August, 1942, in Indiana. He eventually attended Officer Candidate School and received a commission in April, 1943. Murphy eventually qualified for flight training and went to Pine Bluff, Arkansas and then Lubbock, Texas. When he earned his wings, he then learned to fly B-24 bombers. Murphy shipped out in early 1945 and reported to Clark Field in the Philippines. He flew one combat mission before the war ended and then was sent to Japan during the occupation.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (1 hr., 8 min., 46 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. Army
  • Keyword: Flight training
  • Keyword: Allied occupation, Japan, 1945-1952
  • Keyword: Clipperton Island
  • Keyword: Meteorology
  • Keyword: USS Nereus (AS-17)
  • Keyword: Fluckey, Eugene B., 1913-2007
  • Keyword: Allied occupation, Japan, 1945-1952

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Boyd R. Murphy, July 13, 2012, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1606230

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: OH03559
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1610036
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