Oral History Interview with Melvin Harmon, October 21, 2002 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Melvin Harmon, October 21, 2002

Creator

  • Interviewer: Morris, Cork
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Interviewee: Harmon, Melvin
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2002-10-21

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Interview with Melvin Harmon, a paratrooper during World War II. He discusses his paratrooper training and his time on Guadalcanal, Bougainville and other battles in the Solomon Islands. He also contracted malaria.
  • 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
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
  • Keyword: biographies
  • Keyword: interviews
  • Keyword: WWII
  • Named Person: Harmon, Melvin
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: United States. Marine Corps
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Parachute troops
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Place Name: Solomon Islands - Guadalcanal Province
  • Place Name: Papua New Guinea - Bougainville Province - Bougainville Island

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: OH00720
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth204488
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth204488

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