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Wade Holcomb oral history transcription, 1998

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Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 260
Wade Holcomb oral history transcription, 1998

Scope and Contents

Holcomb, Wade, LCDR, USNR, 1921-. Transcript ofinterview with LCDR Holcomb who enlisted in the Navy in 1938 as a radioman; Served in USS Crosby, 1940-1941; Attended Electronics Material School, 1943; Served as an in­ structor in Illinois, California and Michigan; Recalled during the Korean War assigned to Officers Electronic School, 1953; Bell Labs, 1954-1959; Airborne Instruments, 1959-1962; Yale Univer­ sity, 1966-1988; Served in the USNR for forty-three years and retired in 1981.

Dates

  • Creation: 1998

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Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository

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US Naval War College
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