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Catalog Number |
2023.195.001 |
Collection |
Oral History |
Narrator's Name |
McAllister, Marlene Thompson |
Object Name |
Recording |
Date |
11/28/2023 |
Digital Link |
Click here to listen to recording. |
Scope & Content |
Recording of an oral history interview featuring Marlene Thompson McAllister. It was conducted at the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum by volunteer Lorretta Bertalot on November 28, 2023. The audio track is fifty-seven minutes in length. McAllister talks about a memoir written by her father, Robert Taylor Thompson, entitled "Far Away Places with Strange Sounding Names." See item 2023.195.004 for the memoir. Thompson served in the Army during World War II. He was captured by the Germans and imprisoned at Oflag 64 in Szubin, Poland. Marlene McAllister, his oldest daughter, is a founding council member of the Polish American Foundation whose purpose is to build a memorial museum in Szubin. In addition, there is a nonprofit organization that raises money for the cause and maintains a database of POWs. 00:00:28 Thompson family history 00:04:30 Robert Taylor Thompson's service in the Army, experience as prisoner of war in Oflag 64 00:12:30 POWs march from Szubin, Poland to Hammelburg, Germany, then rescued and released 00:17:45 Robert Taylor Thompson's life after service 00:34:30 Marlene's dedication to preserving history of Oflag 64 POWs and their descendants |
Search Terms |
military service oral history interviews prisoners of war veterans World War II |
People |
McAllister, Marlene Thompson Thompson, Robert Taylor |