| Abstract |
The transcripts contained herein were made from tapes of self recorded reminiscences (1987) of service during World War II with the 14th Malaria Control Unit of the U.S. Air Corps stationed on New Guinea and in the Philippines. Bryan describes duty (1944-1945) with malaria control, military conditions in the Philippines, and incidents involving Japanese, American, and Filipino forces in the area. |
| General note | Interviewer: Unknown. Interview date: December 1, 1987. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
William D. Bryan Jr. Oral History Interview (#OH0090), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of William D. Bryan, Jr. |
| Biographical note | In July 1943, Sanitary Engineer, Capt. William D. Bryan Jr. was assigned to the First Air Task Force (FATF), Dobodura, New Guinea, and worked in the area from Dutch New Guinea to the Philippine Islands. His work primarily concerned malaria control. Captain Bryan's unit also was concerned with the control of an epidemic of scrub-typhus on Owi Island, Dutch New Guinea. Through the efforts of Col. Duran H. Summers and Com. Bryan, several prophylactic control measures were accomplished in insect control resulting in increased safety and effectiveness of Allied Forces fighting in the Pacific Theatre in World War II. |
