Fairbanks, Jr, Douglas Elton Ulman (Oral history)

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American officer served with Task Force 99, United States Navy in Mediterranean and Arctic, 1942; served with Combined Operations in GB and English Channel, 1942-1943; served with United States Navy Beach Jumpers in Mediterranean, 1943-1945

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REEL 1 Background to joining United States Naval Reserve, 1940. Sketch of naval career during war. Aspects of operations as officer with Task Force 99, United States Navy in Mediterranean and Arctic, 1942: participation in Malta and Arctic convoys; fate of Convoy PQ 17, 7/1942; conditions for naval crews during Arctic convoys. Aspects of period as staff officer with Combined Operations in GB, 1942-1943: reasons for request to join Combined Operations by Lord Louis Mountbatten; friendship with Lord Louis Mountbatten; work with Combined Operations; problems arising from Fairbanks' fame as an actor; work commanding raiding craft flotilla; deception techniques used. Recollections of operations as officer with United States Navy Beach Jumpers in Mediterranean, 1943-1945: return to United States Navy; assistance given to Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and Special Operations Executive; deception operations. REEL 2 Continues: success of deception operation for Operation Dragoon, the invasion of South of France, 8/1944; his role during Operation Dragoon, 8/1944. Reflections of service with United States Navy during Second World War, 1942-1945: memories of President Franklin D Roosevelt and Lord Louis Mountbatten; Anglo-American wartime relations; difficulty of deceiving Germans; his attitude towards naval service during Second World War; problems caused by his celebrity; his American and foreign decorations.

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1945-1989 (production), Second World War (content), Second World War (association)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Wood, Conrad (Recorder)
Fairbanks, Jr, Douglas Elton Ulman (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 1984-07-31
Dimensions: whole: Duration 60, Number Of Items 2
Catalogue number: 8258

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