Interviewer
Clover Koopman
Files
Description
Ken McConnell recalls his World War Two service in the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army, from August 1942 to November 1945, in the Pacific theater. He remembers listening to the broadcasts of Tokyo Rose including: her selection of popular music from the United States; her use of American servicemen’s names and particulars over the radio; her mention of U.S. servicemen who had been taken as prisoners of war. McConnell recalls not being demoralized or convinced by Tokyo Rose, understanding her broadcasts to be propaganda.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Camp Kohler, California; Broadcast Allied Merchant Shipping; The Philippines; Corregidor; Bataan; Kwajalein; Guam; Saipan; World War, 1939-1945; U.S. military; Wartime propaganda; Tokyo Rose; Iva Toguri
Original Date
10-2-1987
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Veterans Remember "Tokyo Rose" Oral History Project, OH 238, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 238-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (12 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:21:04 minutes
Local Filename
OH_238_002.mp3; OH_238_002.pdf
Citation
McConnell, Ken, "Ken McConnell Interview, October 2, 1987" (1987). Veterans Remember "Tokyo Rose" Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tokyorose_interviews/1