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Summary:

Interview with George McColm, a Navy veteran and an agricultural expert, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. McColm discusses his education at Kansas State College, his experiences in agricultural marketing research, his employment with the Production Marketing Administration of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, his employment at Topaz Relocation Center for Japanese Americans (1942-1944), his induction into the U.S. Navy (1944), his role in planning for the invasion of the Japanese home islands (1945), and his role in writing Japanese land reform laws during postwar American occupation. Appendix includes photocopies of various biographical documents concerning George McComb and his career in the U.S. Navy and in agriculture.

Author/Creator:

McColm, George L., 1911-

Contributors:

Byrd, R. W. (Richard W.)

World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project

World War II Japanese-American Civilian Internees Oral History Project

Agricultural Adjustment Administration History Oral History Project

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with George L. McColm, 1995 March 18 [by McColm, G.L.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 1095

Subjects:

McColm, George L., 1911- — Oral history

United States Navy — History — World War, 1939-1945 — Oral history

United States — Agricultural Adjustment Act 1933 — Oral history

Central Utah Relocation Center — Oral history

World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, American — Oral history

Agriculturists — Oral history

Land reform — Japan — Oral history

Japanese Americans — Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 — Oral history

Japan — History — Allied occupation, 1945-1952 — Oral history

Genres:

Oral history — Examples

World War II oral history — Examples

Pacific Theater oral history — Examples

Island hopping oral history — Examples

New Deal oral history — Examples

Japanese-American civilian internees oral history — Examples

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 1995 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project, the New Deal Agricultural Adjustment Administration History Oral History Project, and the World War II Japanese-American Civilian Internees Oral History Project. Interviewer: Richard W. Byrd.
Appendix contains irregular pagination.

Physical Description:

24 pages, 19 unnumbered leaves : illustrations, facsimiles ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1095

OCLC Numbers:

239300445