Interviewer
Clover Koopman
Files
Description
Bob Johnson recalls his World War Two service in the Sixth Defense Battalion of the United States Marines Corps on Sand Island, of the Midway Islands, in 1943 and 1944. Johnson discusses listening to Tokyo Rose for entertainment, and remembers the servicemen guessing that Tokyo Rose’s information came from Japanese submarines waiting close to the shore. Johnson recalls being homesick, and guessing that Tokyo Rose’s broadcasts contributed to other soldiers’ homesickness as well.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945; U.S. military; Wartime propaganda; Tokyo Rose; Toguri, Iva; Midway Islands; Sand Island; Sixth Defense Battalion
Original Date
10-29-1987
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 238-003
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
00:15:29 minutes
Local Filename
OH_238_003.mp3; OH_238_003.pdf
Citation
Johnson, Bob, "Bob Johnson Interview, October 29, 1987" (1987). Veterans Remember "Tokyo Rose" Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tokyorose_interviews/9