POTTER, E. B. (b. 1908) | Oral History

POTTER, E. B. (b. 1908)

Military Service: U.S. Navy WWII Veteran
Profession: Historian

Oral Histories

Historian. His experiences with the Intelligence Section of the 14th naval District, Pearl Harbor, during World War II. Education and appointment to faculty at U.S. Naval Academy; U.S. Navy Communications School, Westport Connecticut; assignment to Pearl Harbor; activities with RPIO, PEARL (Registered Publications Issuing Office, Pearl Harbor); comments about Commander Joseph Rochefort, Admiral Robert Ghormley, and Admiral Chester A. Nimitz; observations on Roosevelt-Nimitz-MacArthur Conference, July-August, 1944; Leyte invasion, knowledge of and distribution of codes.
Date of Interview: October 8, 1994

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