Reminiscences of Oliver Prince Smith : oral history, 1969.

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Reminiscences of Oliver Prince Smith : oral history, 1969.

World War I; Mare Island, Guam; Personnel Section, Headquarters Marine Corps, 1924-1928; Haiti, 1928-1931; United States Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, 1932-1933; World War II; Iceland, Talasea, and Peleliu operations; postwar United States Marine Corps, unification dispute; Cates Commandancy; Commanding General, 1st Division, 1950-1951; Korea: Inchon landing, Chosin reservoir; relations with Generals Douglas MacArthur, Edward Almond, Lemuel Shepherd; Commanding General, Camp Pendleton, 1951-1953.

Transcript: 337 leaves.

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