Oral history interview with James Bloomquist, 2000.

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Oral history interview with James Bloomquist, 2000.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63790454

Jim Bloomquist, a Madison, Wisconsin native, discusses his career military service with the Navy and Marines including his participation in World War II, the Korean War, and the Cold War.

Sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 80 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.Videorecording : 1 videocassette (ca. 80 min.) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 80 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 49 p.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7903696

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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