Rank: Major.

An interview/narrative of Charles Maclean's experiences during the Korean War. Major Maclean served with the Canadian Armed Forces. Interview took place on March 18, 2015.

Interviewee: Maclean, Charles

ABSTRACT: Military Oral History Project Interview Summary Narrator: Major Charles Maclean Title: Korea 1950-53: A Comparison of Oral and Documented History on Canada’s Involvement in the Korean War Interviewer: Ethan Mayer Extent: 1 Sound recording (AIF - Audio Interchange File) 1:43:09 (time length of interview) Interview Date and Location: 18 March 2015, Victoria B.C. Synopsis: This was an interview of Charles Maclean’s experience as a Platoon Commander of the 1 Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) and 3rd RCR of the Canadian Armed Forces during the Korean War. The first part of the interview was devoted to Maclean’s enlistment, training and leading up to deployment. Next under discussion was an extensive portion on Canadian military equipment and preparation for the war. Afterwards discussion centered around combat experiences, life in the trenches and the role of a platoon commander. Finally, Maclean was asked about his thoughts on the Korean War and his opinion on any of the literature on Canada’s involvement in the Korean War. 0:00 - Early life and Enlistment 4:11 - Training 24:44 - Deployment 32:26 - Training rotation 35:15- Reunited with his battalion (3RCR) 40:50 - KATCOMs 47:48 - Routine on the line 1:03:39 - Equipment 1:21:13 - combat 1:30:46 Platoon Command Suggested clip for archive: 35:35 - 38:00 attack on his battalion’s position Subject Key Words: Training, Equipment, Royal Canadian Regiment, Patrols, Jamestown Line, The Hook, Trenches, Sten Gun, Bren Gun, M-1 Carbine, Chinese, Mines, Canadian Literature on the Korean War, Veterans, Korean War, KATCOM, Platoon Commander, Officer training, Sterling Submachine Gun, Thompson Gun, Grenades

Interviewer: Mayer, Ethan

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Mayer, Ethan
• Maclean, Charles

Subject

• Armed Forces--Officers
• Korean War (1950-1953)
• Military history

Language

• eng

Date created

• March 18, 2015

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• British Columbia--Victoria

Coordinates

• 48.4359, -123.35155

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recording (AIFF) also available.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• oral histories (literary genre)
• interviews
• sound recordings
• reminiscences

Archival item identifier

• MC_823

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• May 6, 2015

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 128 kbps. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2015. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/ry6p-ca33

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