Oral History Interview with John Rich, October 12, 1996

Transcript of an interview with John Rich, journalist and Marine Corps veteran (4th Marine Division), concerning his experiences as a Japanese language interpreter/interrogator in the Pacific Theater during World War II and his observations as a journalist while covering the proceedings of the Inter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexander, William J., Rich, John, 1917-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 1996
Subjects:
Oral histories
Interviews
Personal narratives
biographies
World War II
WWII
Japanese language interpreters
prisoners of war
United States. Marine Corps > History > World War
1939-1945
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Tokyo Trial
Tokyo
Japan
1946-1948
Roosevelt
Franklin D. (Franklin Delano)
1882-1945
Churchill
Winston
1874-1965
Rich
John
1917-
Pacific
Newfoundland
Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857754/
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Summary:Transcript of an interview with John Rich, journalist and Marine Corps veteran (4th Marine Division), concerning his experiences as a Japanese language interpreter/interrogator in the Pacific Theater during World War II and his observations as a journalist while covering the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Rich discusses his pre-war career in journalism; U.S. Navy Japanese Language School, University of Colorado, 1942-43; assignment to the 4th Marine Division, 1943; Roi-Namur and Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, 1944; interrogation of Japanese prisoners-of-war; Saipan and Tinian, Mariana Islands, 1944; Iwo Jima, 1945; coverage of the Tokyo war crimes trials for International News Service, 1946; reminiscences about covering Franklin D. Roosevelt's meeting with the press after the Atlantic Conference with Winston Churchill off Argentia, Newfoundland, August 10-15, 1941.

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