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OH 1653

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeSTEINSHNIDER, Alan (b. 1944)
Military ServiceU.S. Navy Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1653
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Vietnam War-era veteran. Childhood in Phoenix, Arizona; decision to enlist in U.S. Naval Reserves; active duty career, including service on USS Yorktown, USS Bonhomme Richard, and USS Oriskany, concluding with assignment to Naval Air Station Grand Prairie, Texas; “shellback” initiation; opinions regarding benefits of military service; daughter’s military service.
Interviewer(s)Karen Wisely
Physical Description25 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

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Military Posts

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