Oral history interview with Frank W. Schmidt, 1974 May 17.

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Oral history interview with Frank W. Schmidt, 1974 May 17.

Interview with Frank W. Schmidt, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at the Marine Barracks between Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

34, [1], 3 leaves : facsims. ; 29 cm.

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North Texas State University. Oral History Collection.

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World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors (Marine Corps) Oral History Project.

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Marcello, Ronald E.

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Schmidt, Frank W., 1918-

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United States. Marine Corps

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