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Document Details


Title: Reminiscences of Robert Burneston Luckey
RLIN number: NXCP87-A169
Document type: Oral history
Accessibility: Free Only
Repository: Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
Collection: Marine Corps Project
Description: Education, University of Maryland, 1923-27; expeditionary duty, Nicaragua, 1929; early assignments, artillery training; United States Embassy Guard, Peking, 1936-38; aide to General James Breckinridge, 1938-39; World War II: Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Okinawa operations, occupation of Tsingtao; United States Marine Corps in interwar period; postwar assignments: Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., 1949-51; United States Marine Corps Schools, Quantico; Hogaboom Board, 1953-54; Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, 1954-55; amphibious warfare operations; United States Marine Corps Recruit Depots, Parris Island, 1957-59; 3d Marine Division, 1959-1960; Far Eastern situation; Camp Lejeune, 1960-61; Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, 1961-63; contingency planning.
Extent: Transcript: 238 leaves, Tape: 5 reels
Restrictions: Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
Original Language: English
Time span: Not indicated ... to 1969 (Year of interview)
Speaker: Luckey, Robert Burneston, 1905-1974
Speaker gender: Male
Speaker date of birth: 1905
Speaker occupation: Marine Corps officer
Age at speaking: 64
Document date: 1969
Interviewer: Frank, Benis M.
Topics discussed - Other terms: Amphibious warfare; Luckey, Robert Burneston, 1905-1974; Military education; United States--Marine Corps; Veterans; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American
ASP release: 2005-06
Document code: OHI0017592-13035