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OH 1427

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeCOLLINS, Elijah, Jr. (b. 1923)
Military ServiceU.S. Navy WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1427
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Blue during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Also comments about the Battle of Savo Island, August 9, 1942, and the sinking of the Blue, August 22, 1942.
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description60 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

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Military Posts

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