Reminiscences of Bankson Taylor Holcomb, Jr. : oral history, 1970.

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Reminiscences of Bankson Taylor Holcomb, Jr. : oral history, 1970.

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Enlisted service, 1925-27; US Naval Academy, 1927-31; 4th Marines, China, Chinese language student, 1934-37; Japanese language student, Tokyo, 1939-41; communications officer, radio intercept, "Magic," Pearl Harbor 1941-1943; Naval Observer, Chungking, 1943; intelligence duties during World War II; Office of Chief of Naval Operations, 1945-48; Fleet Marine Force, Guam, 1949-50; Korea, 1950-51; special intelligence assignments, 1953-54; support officer European Command, 1954-55; intelligence war planner, Marine Corps, 1955-57; Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence for Marine Corps, 1957-58.

Transcript: 86 leaves.Tape: 3 reels.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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