| Interviewee | RUDDICK, John L. (b. 1923) |
| Military Service | U.S. Navy WWII Veteran |
| Interview ID # | OH 1058 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Melvin during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Marianas invasion; Carolines invasion; Battle of Leyte Gulf; Battle of Surigao Strait; Iwo Jima; Okinawa; Kurile operations and occupation of Japan. |
| Interviewer(s) | Ronald E. Marcello |
| Physical Description | 154 pp. plus documents (6 pp.) |
| Terms of Use | Open |