Thornton, Robert D. (Robert Donald), 1917-

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Dr. Robert D. Thornton graduated from the US Navy Japanese Language School, University of Colorado, Boulder. He served as a Japanese language officer for the US Navy at Pearl Harbor, Guam, and Okinawa. Following the war, Thornton taught English at Harvard, the University of Colorado, Boulder, and other universities.

From the description of Robert D. Thornton translation of Japanese war diary (MS 85), 1942-1949 (bulk 1942-1943). (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 256500395

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associatedWith Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 person
correspondedWith Currie, James, 1756-1805 person
associatedWith Murayama, Iwao, 1921- person
associatedWith Roy Collection. Thornton Bequest. corporateBody
associatedWith Roy Collection. Thornton Bequest. corporateBody
associatedWith Roy Collection. Thornton Bequest. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Colorado Libraries. Special Collections Dept. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Japan
Solomon Islands--Guadalcanal
Subject
Soldiers
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1917

English

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