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OH 1160

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeFISK, William J. (b. 1925)
Military ServiceU.S. Navy WWII Veteran, VPB-123

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1160
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the crew of a PB4Y2; his unauthorized participation in a combat mission out of Okinawa over the Sea of Japan; battle damage to his plane; description of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from aerial observations after the dropping of the atomic bombs.
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description42 pp
Terms of UseOpen