| Title: |
Reminiscences of Alan Goodrich Kirk
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP89-A36
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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: |
Background and education, Naval Academy; European cruises, Asiatic Fleet, Canton, 1911, Sun Yat Sen; World War I, fleet exercises; Naval Proving Ground, testing ordnance; Presidential yacht MAYFLOWER, Warren G. Harding; Bureau of Ordnance; Australia, 1925; fleet gunnery officer; Naval War College, 1928-29; Naval Attache, London, 1939-41; Joseph P. Kennedy; Director of Naval Intelligence, 1941; codes and war plans; Atlantic Fleet; naval mission to London, 1942-43; Mediterranean; amphibious force, 1943; John Mason Brown; North African landings; Operation Husky; planning for Normandy; impressions of many outstanding naval and political figures.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 386 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University, 1972. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Microfiche copy available for purchase. (Columbia University oral history collection, part I, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1961 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Kirk, Alan Goodrich, 1888-1963
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1888
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| Speaker occupation: |
Naval officer
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| Age at speaking: |
73
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| Document date: |
1961
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| Interviewer: |
Mason, John T., 1909-
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Navy; U.S. Navy. Office of Naval Intelligence
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Diplomacy; North America; U.S. Navy; U.S. Navy. Office of Naval Intelligence; United States; Veterans; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Admirals; Amphibious warfare; Kirk, Alan Goodrich, 1888-1963; Naval gunnery; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0020881-16322
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