| Interviewee | KERESEY, Richard E. (b. 1916) |
| Professions | Attorney |
| Military Service | U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, Patrol-Torpedo Boat Squadron 5 |
| Interview ID # | OH 1302 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | Attorney. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Educational background; entry into the Navy, 1941; Northwestern Midshipman School, 1941; Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center, Melville, Rhode Island, 1942; operations around the Solomon Islands, 1943; New Georgia Campaign, 1943; accounts of individual exploits of his boat, PT-105; action with Marine paratroopers on Choiseul Island, 1943; his association with future President John F. Kennedy; coordination between PT boats and destroyers; his association with Arleigh Burke, skipper of DesRon 23; return to Melville, 1944. |
| Interviewer(s) | William J. Alexander |
| Physical Description | 77 pp. plus documents (14 pp.) |
| Terms of Use | Open |
