SHARP, U.S. Grant (Admiral, USN)

Call No.: K239.0512-409

IRIS No.: 00904411, C.1; 00904412, C.2

IRIS Tape No.: 00904413

Accessibility: OPEN

Pages/Time: 26pp/Tape at SAC HO

Class: U

Date/Location: 19 February 1971/San Diego CA

Interviewers: Dr. Robert R. Kritt

Source: Project CORONA HARVEST Collection

Topics:

(1965-1971) Oral history interview with Admiral Grant Sharp of the US Navy. Discusses Arc Light origins, concepts, problems, effectiveness; national objections of war in Southeast Asia; Ambassador William H. Sullivan and the war in Laos; graduated response concept; difficulty obtaining bomb damage assessments; political considerations of out-country B-52 strikes and B-52 role at Khe Sanh. Also discussed the disagreement with concept that KC-135 tankers should be under single management of Strategic Air Command; effectiveness of Air Force in carrying out close air support, counter-air and interdiction; political influences on war; and view on single manager concept for air operations in Vietnam. Finally, development of prisoner-of-war recovery plan and use of forward air controllers to locate surface-to-surface missile targets for guns on battleship New Jersey.