Oral History Interview with George L. McColm, March 18, 1995

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Interview with George McColm, a Navy veteran and an agricultural expert, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. McColm discusses his education at Kansas State College, his experiences in agricultural marketing research, his employment with the Production Marketing Administration of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, his employment at Topaz Relocation Center for Japanese Americans (1942-1944), his induction into the U.S. Navy (1944), his role in planning for the invasion of the Japanese home islands (1945), and his role in writing Japanese land reform laws during postwar American occupation. Appendix includes photocopies of various biographical documents concerning George … continued below

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Byrd, Richard W. & McColm, George L. March 18, 1995.

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Interview with George McColm, a Navy veteran and an agricultural expert, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. McColm discusses his education at Kansas State College, his experiences in agricultural marketing research, his employment with the Production Marketing Administration of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, his employment at Topaz Relocation Center for Japanese Americans (1942-1944), his induction into the U.S. Navy (1944), his role in planning for the invasion of the Japanese home islands (1945), and his role in writing Japanese land reform laws during postwar American occupation. Appendix includes photocopies of various biographical documents concerning George McComb and his career in the U.S. Navy and in agriculture.

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Interview conducted in 1995 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project, the New Deal Agricultural Adjustment Administration History Oral History Project, and the World War II Japanese-American Civilian Internees Oral History Project. Interviewer: Richard W. Byrd.
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Byrd, Richard W. & McColm, George L. Oral History Interview with George L. McColm, March 18, 1995, text, March 18, 1995; Denton, TX. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2288815/: accessed May 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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