Interviewee | COFFEY, William (b. 1919) |
Military Service | U.S. Navy WWII Veteran |
Interview ID # | OH 1150 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | His experiences while aboard the submarines USS S-42 and USS Sterlet in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war duty aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma, 1937-41; Japanese air raid at Cavite Naval Base, Philippines, 1941; his responsibilities as a cook; assignment to the S-41, 1942; various patrols off the Aleutian Islands, 1943; transfer to the Sterlet, 1943; a patrol to the Inland Sea of Japan. |
Interviewer(s) | Barry Maglaughlin |
Physical Description | 67 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |