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OH 1232

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeDELANO, Victor (b. 1919)
Military ServiceU.S. Navy WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1232
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. First assignment to the battleship USS West Virginia and his experiences during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; assignment to the antiaircraft cruiser USS San Juan, 1942; naval battles around Guadalcanal; Battle of Savo Island; assignment to the destroyer USS Wedderburn, 1944; Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944; Pacific typhoons; Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations, 1945.
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description32 pp.
Terms of UseOpen