Oral History Interview with John Crichton, September 27, 2001
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Crichton. Crichton enlisted in the Army in June 1942 and was assigned to the 31st Infantry Division. In New Guinea, as captain of his unit he took no prisoners when intercepting elite Japanese forces even though the natives brought in prisoners bound in vines. While Crichton was evacuating all women from combat zones, he read in a Japanese diary that Americans planned to annihilate the Japanese, sparing only the most be…
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Date:
September 27, 2001
Duration:
1 hour 5 minutes 35 seconds
Creator:
Crichton, John
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation