Interviewee | FITCH, John “Jack” C. (b. 1921) |
Military Service | U.S. Navy WWII Veteran |
Interview ID # | OH 1070 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | His experiences as an officer aboard the destroyers USS Nicholas, Lavallette, and Benner in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Battle of Kula Gulf, June, 1943; Battle of Kolombangara, July, 1943; rescue of cruiser USS Helena survivors; various naval skirmishes off Guadalcanal; invasion of Tarawa and Makin Islands, November, 1943; invasions of Roi, Kwajalein, and Eniwetok; invasion of Hollandia; battle off Biak Island; radar picket duty off northern Japan, 1945. |
Interviewer(s) | Ronald E. Marcello |
Physical Description | 97 pp. plus documents (4 pp.) |
Terms of Use | Open |