Ira T. Wyche Oral History Interview,

Author/creator Wyche, Ira Thomas creator, interviewee.
Other author Lennon, Donald R., interviewer.
Format Archival & Manuscript Material
Production1972.
Descriptionsound recording 1 audiocasette (13:40)
Supplemental ContentFinding aid
Subjects

Scope and content Major General Wyche, commander of the 79th Infantry Division (1942-1945) and Inspector General of the Army (1947-1948), comments briefly on World War II but concentrates primarily on his investigation of the charges brought by newspaper columnist Robert C. Ruark against General John C. H. Lee. Ruark claimed that General Lee misused enlisted men under his command in occupied Italy. Other comments are of a random nature concerning various aspects of his career. For related material see Collection #210.
General noteInterviewer: Donald R. Lennon. Interview date: August 23, 1972.
Access restrictionNo access restrictions.
Cite as Ira T. Wyche Oral History Interview (#OH0006), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Terms of useRepository does not own copyright to the oral history collection. Permission to cite, reproduce, or broadcast must be obtained from both the repository and the participants in the oral history, or their heirs.
Acquisitions source Joyner- Gift of Ira T. Wyche.