| Interviewee | NELSON, Ralph (b. 1923) |
| Military Service | U.S. Navy WWII Veteran |
| Interview ID # | OH 1745 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | His experiences while aboard the submarines USS Batfish and USS Parche in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, San Diego, California, 1942; early torpedo problems; his responsibilities as a fire controlman; assignment to the Batfish, 1944; various patrols in the Luzon Strait and Makassar Strait; lifeguard duty off Palau for downed airmen; transfer to the Parche, 1945. |
| Interviewer(s) | Barry Maglaughlin |
| Physical Description | 161 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
