| Interviewee | LEE, John W. (b. 1925) |
| Military Service | U.S. Navy WWII Veteran |
| Interview ID # | OH 1507 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | His experiences aboard the submarine USS Balao in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His youth in San Antonio, Texas; his decision to join the Navy, June, 1942; boot camp, San Diego, California, 1942; assignment to the submarine tender USS Sperry, 1942, and stationing at Brisbane, Australia; his volunteering for submarine duty and assignment to the Balao, September, 1943; general accounts of various war patrols; being depth-charged by Japanese destroyers; pilot rescue duty off Peleliu and Angaur; surface battle action against Japanese patrol boats off the coast of Japan, August 14, 1945; his postwar career in the U.S. Air Force. |
| Interviewer(s) | William J. Alexander |
| Physical Description | 35 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
