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Oral History Interview with Frank M. 'Tommy' Thompson, February 19, 2005
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank M. ""Tommy"" Thompson. Thompson was attending the University of Virginia in 1942 when he decided to enlist in the Marine Corps with some friends. Soon, he found himself training in Hawaii. He describes the lines of men waiting to get into the whorehouses in Honolulu. He landed on Saipan with the Second Marine Division where he describes a banzai attack by the Japanese infantry. Thompson witnessed the famous incident when Marine General Holland M. Smith fired Army General Ralph Smith on Saipan. Thompson continues with more anecdotes about combat on Saipan. He also went to Guam right before the island was declared secure. Thompson shares an anecdote about selling souvenirs to Army and Navy personnel on Guam. He then discusses landing and fighting on Iwo Jima. He finishes with an anecdote about guarding General H.M. Smith's quarters on Oahu toward the end of the war
[USA] 1:250 000 / B5-6 E Arizona-Nevada : Camp Mojave sheet
No full textHenry Gannett, chief geographer ; A.H. Thompson, geographer in charge ; triangulation by H.M. Wilso
[USA] 1:250 000 / B5-2 E Nevada : Saint Thomas sheet
No full textHenry Gannet, chief geographer ; A.H. Thompson, geographer in charge ; triangulation by H.M. Wilso
Lue Gim Gong, H.M. Day Jr., Mary Thompson Woodford, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Smith, and Mrs. Mabel Winthorp
No full textLue Gim Gong, H.M. Day Jr., Mary Thompson Woodford, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Smith, and Mrs. Mabel Winthorp standing in front of the house with one of the horses.https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/lue_gim_gong_images/1091/thumbnail.jp
Oral History Interview with Frank M. 'Tommy' Thompson, February 19, 2005
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank M. ""Tommy"" Thompson. Thompson was attending the University of Virginia in 1942 when he decided to enlist in the Marine Corps with some friends. Soon, he found himself training in Hawaii. He describes the lines of men waiting to get into the whorehouses in Honolulu. He landed on Saipan with the Second Marine Division where he describes a banzai attack by the Japanese infantry. Thompson witnessed the famous incident when Marine General Holland M. Smith fired Army General Ralph Smith on Saipan. Thompson continues with more anecdotes about combat on Saipan. He also went to Guam right before the island was declared secure. Thompson shares an anecdote about selling souvenirs to Army and Navy personnel on Guam. He then discusses landing and fighting on Iwo Jima. He finishes with an anecdote about guarding General H.M. Smith's quarters on Oahu toward the end of the war
Thompson (Birth, 1882-07-20)
No full textAddress: City Hospital3657/Pg 118/1882/M W/Am./H.M. Jones,MD.Original record filed in drawer labeled 'THIE- THOMPSON'
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