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OH 1150

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeCOFFEY, William (b. 1919)
Military ServiceU.S. Navy WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1150
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis 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 Description67 pp.
Terms of UseOpen