| Interviewee | HANKS, Vernon (b. 1908) |
| Military Service | U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, USS Wright |
| Interview ID # | OH 1294 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | His experiences as a Navy chaplain in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Early career in the ministry; the coming of war and his decision to join the Chaplain Corps; Navy Chaplaincy School, Norfolk, Virginia, 1942; stateside duties, Cherry Point, North Carolina, and Bunker Hill, Indiana, 1942-43; his views of a chaplain’s role and responsibilities; assignment to the seaplane tender USS Wright, 1943; activities as the Wright’s morale officer; operations around Espiritu Santo, 1943-44; activities around Kolombangara and Bougainville, 1943-44; conversion of the Wright as a flagship for the 7th Fleet, 1944; rest and recuperation activities for the ship’s crew; Philippine operations, 1944-45; return to the U.S., 1945; postwar adjustments to civilian life. |
| Interviewer(s) | William J. Alexander |
| Physical Description | 102 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
