| Title: |
Reminiscences of Felix Budwell Stump
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A21
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Naval History Project
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| Description: |
Family background; Naval Academy; early cruises, Central and South America; naval aviation training, Pensacola, 1919; aeronautical engineering, 1922-24; shore and sea commands, 1924-40: cruiser duty, dive bombing squadron, war games, Naval Air Maintenance Procurement Division, Bureau of Aeronautics; executive officer, ENTERPRISE, 1940: ship organization manual; LANGLEY, 1941; World War II: duty in Java, Australia, 1942; Captain of the new LEXINGTON, 1943-44; the Marshalls, Truk; Commander, Carrier Division 24, 1944-45: operations in Western Pacific and Philippines areas, Leyte, air strikes; technical training command, Chief of Naval Air Technical Training, 1945-48; Korean War; Commander NATO striking fleet. Comments on naval colleagues, especially Admirals William Halsey, Hart, William Moffett, and Arthur Radford.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 364 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1975. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Microfiche copy available for purchase. (Columbia University oral history collection, part II, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1965 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Stump, Felix Budwell, 1894-1972
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1894
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| Speaker occupation: |
Naval officer
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| Age at speaking: |
71
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| Document date: |
1965
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| Interviewer: |
Mason, John T., 1909-
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| Organizations discussed: |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; U.S. Navy
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| Historical events discussed: |
Korean Conflict, 1950-1953; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; Korea; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Aeronautics, Military; Air pilots; Asia; Korea; Korean Conflict, 1950-1953; North America; North Atlantic Treaty Organization; U.S. Navy; United States; United States--Foreign relations--1945-; Veterans; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Aviation; Korean War, 1950-1953--Naval operations, American; Stump, Felix Budwell, 1894-1972; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0019737-15180
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