Arthur Lamb World War II Interview

Arthur Lamb World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States. Navy -- History.

United States -- History, Military.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

Arthur Lamb served in the United States Navy from 1942 until 1946. He was a radioman in the Amphibians. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on September 27, 2007, Lamb talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Lamb was born on February 23, 1924 in Carmel, Indiana. He completed basic training at Great Lakes Training Station. He also received a degree in liberal arts from the University of North Carolina. Lamb passed away on October 9, 2015.

Lamb, Arthur

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2007-09-27

Johnston, Pattie

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. This interview can be used freely for purposes beyond educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/lamb-art-wwii-interview-9.27.2007

Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=arthur-wendell-lamb&pid=176091903

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214668

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Lamb_Art WWII Interview_9.27.2007

Cape Hatteras (N.C.)

1941 - 1946

Johnston, Pattie

Lamb, Arthur

Douglas County (Kan.)

VHS

0:58:45

127 kbit/s (audio)

1626 kbit/s (video)