Interviewer
Clover Koopman
Files
Description
Robert Anderson recalls his military service in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater during World War Two. He recalls listening to Tokyo Rose, which the ship recorded and played for the men. Anderson remembers Tokyo Rose’s warnings that the atabrine tablets the crew took to prevent malaria would cause sterility, which initially worried some men, and that their sweethearts in the United States would leave them. He discusses Tokyo Rose’s minimal influence on the troops, who enjoyed her music.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
New Hebrides; New Guinea; World War, 1939-1945; U.S. military; Wartime propaganda; Tokyo Rose; Iva Toguri
Original Date
10-26-1987
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 238-008
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (6 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:12:24 minutes
Local Filename
OH_238_008.mp3; OH_238_008.pdf
Citation
Anderson, Robert, "Robert Anderson Interview, October 26, 1987" (1987). Veterans Remember "Tokyo Rose" Oral History Project. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tokyorose_interviews/6