Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Joseph Jefferson Mickey Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Arena
- Location of Service: Camp Wolters, Texas; Leyte Island (Philippines); Manila (Philippines); Tokyo, Japan
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/10305
The piece of equipment which Joseph Mickey credits with saving his life in the Pacific Theater of World War II wasn't standard GI issue. Mickey was the only soldier in that area of operations who knew how to operate a stenotype machine, similar to what court reporters use, and what many officers preferred for dictating documents. So after the U.S. landed in the Philippines Mickey was taken out of the infantry and assigned to General MacArthur's headquarters. He continued to work for MacArthur during the early days of the Occupation. At the age of 86, Mickey still had that life-saving machine.
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PlayAssignment to MacArthur's headquarters; final days of the war; to Tokyo for the Occupation. 00:04:03.0 - 00:10:11.0
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PlayRelations with Japanese during the Occupation; U.S. improving their educational system, initiating women's suffrage. 00:10:28.0 - 00:13:38.0
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PlayOpinions of General MacArthur, U.S. tactics in the Pacific, and the postwar decision to retain the emperor. 00:16:26.0 - 00:19:35.0
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About this Item
Title
- Joseph Jefferson Mickey Collection
Names
- Ferris, Dorothy I.
- Mickey, Joseph Jefferson
- Mason Area Historical Museum
Home State
- Michigan
Headings
- - Mickey, Joseph Jefferson
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Arena
- Location of Service: Camp Wolters, Texas; Leyte Island (Philippines); Manila (Philippines); Tokyo, Japan
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1944-1946
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected 2003-08-20)
- Manuscript: Periodicals [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1950-06-12)
- Manuscript: Memoirs [2 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [7 items] -- Photograph (collected 1945)
- Video: Digital 8 [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-08-20; 2003)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/10305
Cite as
- Joseph Jefferson Mickey Collection (AFC/2001/001/10305), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video