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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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc1857754 2023-05-15T17:22:27+02:00 Oral History Interview with John Rich, October 12, 1996 World War II War Crimes Oral History Project Alexander, William J. Rich, John, 1917- 1917/~1996 United States Marshall Islands Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan Island Northern Mariana Islands - Tinian Island Japan - Tokyo Prefecture - Iwo Jima Island Japan - Tokyo Prefecture - Tokyo 1996-10-12 [2] 38 p. 28 cm. Text https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857754/ English eng University of North Texas oclc: 352875112 untcat: b3771658 call-no: OH 1363 local-cont-no: Number 1363 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857754/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc1857754 Use restricted to UNT Community All rights reserved. To request a copy, contact the Oral History Program. 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- Book 1996 ftunivnotexas 2022-04-02T22:08:03Z 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. Book Newfoundland University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Pacific |
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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- |
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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- Alexander, William J. Rich, John, 1917- Oral History Interview with John Rich, October 12, 1996 |
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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- |
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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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Oral History Interview with John Rich, October 12, 1996 |
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Oral History Interview with John Rich, October 12, 1996 |
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1917/~1996 United States Marshall Islands Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan Island Northern Mariana Islands - Tinian Island Japan - Tokyo Prefecture - Iwo Jima Island Japan - Tokyo Prefecture - Tokyo |
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