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Posted by: Karen Fishman
The following is a guest post by: Rosemary Hall and Rebecca Thayer, working this summer at the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. “If we fishermen and boatmen get together, we can give Adolf’s subs a run for their money.” -Captain John Bogan, 1942 The Library of Congress’ collections are many and varied, and …
Posted in: Radio, World War II
Posted by: Karen Fishman
This blog post was co-written with Megan Harris, reference specialist for the Veterans History Project, Library of Congress. What you’ve just heard is from the Marine Corps Combat Recordings, an amazing and vivid accounting of the war in the South Pacific during World War II. Not only are these recordings one of the most historically …
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Marine Corps Combat Recordings, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Recorded Sound, World War II