A Michigan couple at Pearl Harbor.

Dr. Mahlon Sharp and his wife Mary Sharp recall their experiences during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this sound track from a video interview entitled, A Michigan couple at Pearl Harbor. They describe the bombing and strafing runs by the Japanese planes on Oahu, the destruction and death...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sharp, Mahlon (Interviewee)
Sharp, Mary (Interviewee)
Unsworth, Michael E. (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [1991]
Subjects:
Sharp, Mahlon > Interviews.
Sharp, Mary > Interviews.
Physicians > Michigan > Interviews.
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 > Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945 > Hospitals > Pacific Area.
United States. > Army > Military life.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Personal narratives.
Oral histories.
Local Note:
MSU: Gift of the Historical Society of Greater Lansing.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (42 min., 50 sec.) : digital, WAV file.
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
Dr. Mahlon Sharp and his wife Mary Sharp recall their experiences during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this sound track from a video interview entitled, A Michigan couple at Pearl Harbor. They describe the bombing and strafing runs by the Japanese planes on Oahu, the destruction and death they witnessed and caring for wounded amid the chaos. Dr. Mahlon also talks about his deployment with the 24th Division to Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines, the level of care given at military field hospitals and his duties as a military doctor. Interviewed by Michael Unsworth, Michigan State University Librarian, for the Historical Society of Greater Lansing.
Note:Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 16120
Playing Time:00:42:50
Event Details:
Interviewed Nov. 1991.