OH 1740 | Oral History

OH 1740

Experiences in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Crescent City during the World War II; early years in Texas and California; work experience as a skilled tradesman in Nevada and Utah prior to military service; drafted into U.S. Navy and conflict with religious affiliation as Seventh Day Adventist; shipboard life and duties while on an amphibian personnel attack ship during Pacific island battles and as part of a convoy; brief port call at Wellington, New Zealand; recollections of civilian career and personal life.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 61 pp. plus documents (4 pp.)
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Dr. Tommy Stringer
Date of Interview February 24, 2011

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