Interviewee | MAILER, Norman K. (b. 1923) |
Professions | Novelist |
Military Service | U.S. Army WWII Veteran, Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard |
Interview ID # | OH 1560 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | Novelist. His various reminiscences based on his experiences in the Philippines during World War II. Comments about Army life in general; jungle patrols; observations on the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945; the role of his wartime experiences in his novel, The Naked and the Dead. |
Interviewer(s) | Glenn Johnston |
Physical Description | 47 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |