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OH 0587

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeVAESSEN, John (b. 1916)
Military ServiceU.S. Navy WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0587
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences while trapped inside the overturned target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description42 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

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Subjects

Military Posts

Time Periods

Years