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OH 1059

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeLAMAR, Hal (b. 1911)
Military ServiceU.S. Navy WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1059
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences while serving as flag lieutenant and aide to Admiral Chester A. Nimitz during World War II. Nimitz’s personal and professional routines; comments about Admirals William (“Bull”) Halsey and Raymond Spruance; Roosevelt-Nimitz-Macarthur conference at Pearl Harbor, July-August, 1944; transfer of CINCPAC from Pearl Harbor to Guam.
Interviewer(s)Calvin Christman
Physical Description40 pp.
Terms of UseOpen