Crist, Arch (Interview outline and video), 2007

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Title

Crist, Arch (Interview outline and video), 2007

Creator

Contributor

Crist, Karl (Interviewer)
Forest Hills Eastern High School (Ada, Mich.)

Description

Arch Crist joined the US Army in 1946 and left after a year and a half. He spent his training time in the U.S. at Fort Snelling, Fort Sheridan, and in Fort Lewis. He was shipped out from San Francisco to Japan where he was part of the occupational force. Before getting to Japan he stopped in Guam where he celebrated Christmas. He tells of his experiences in Japan while in Yokohama harbor, and while at the base in Omiya. He attended the War Crimes Trials in Tokyo, and took part in a parade on the Imperial Palace grounds. General MacArthur was watching the processions at the Imperial Palace that day. He talks about the close friendships he made while in Omiya. He also mentions how his experience in Japan was shaped by the US government's decision to let Hirohito escape trial. He went on to be a journalist and then an advertising executive in Minneapolis.

Date

2007-05-20

Rights

Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

Identifier

CristA

Format

application/pdf
video/mp4

Type

Moving Image
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Language

eng

Citation

Crist, Arch, “Crist, Arch (Interview outline and video), 2007,” Digital Collections, accessed December 6, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/28745.
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