OH 1513 | Oral History

OH 1513

His experiences with Recovery Team No. 4 in the recovery of the remains of American military personnel in China, 1945-46. Texas A&M College, 1943-45; being drafted into the Army and basic training at Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas, 1945; Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1945; preparations for the invasion of Japan; reaction to the dropping of the atomic bombs; volunteering for overseas duty; assignment to Shanghai with the Graves Registration Service, January, 1946; activities as a search-and-recovery officer around Shanghai; duties and personnel of search-and-recovery teams; relationships with Chinese personnel and civilians; comments about the politics and economy of postwar China; reassignment to Graves Registration sub-headquarters as officer in charge of Team No. 4 in Kunming, July, 1946; the journey from Shanghai to Kunming; search-and-recovery activities around Kunming; his description of driving on the Burma Road; separation from the service, January, 1947.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 57 pp. plus documents (59 pp.)
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Ronald E. Marcello
Date of Interview September 19, 2003

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