Reminiscences of James Latham Underhill : oral history, 1968.

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Reminiscences of James Latham Underhill : oral history, 1968.

Education and commissioning, 1913; early assignments; World War I with American Expeditionary Force; duty in Nicaragua, Philippines, China during 1920s; Fleet Marine Force build up, fleet exercises; World War II: Kwajalein, Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian; President, Marine Corps Postwar Personnel Reorganization Board, 1945-1946.

Transcript: 204 leaves.Tape: 3 reels.

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