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OH 1518

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeSTARKEY, John P. (b. 1925)
Professionsengineer
Military ServiceU.S. Navy WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1518
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionEngineer. His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Wyoming, light cruiser USS Boise, and submarine USS Mackerel during World War II. His pre-war education and employment; enlistment in the Navy, July 8, 1942; boot camp at Great Lakes, Illinois; fire control school, 1942; assignment to the training battleship Wyoming, December, 1942; transfer to the Boise, April, 1943; volunteering for assignment to the U.S. Navy Submarine Training School, New London, Connecticut, July, 1943; assignment to the Mackerel, September, 1943; war patrol in the North Atlantic, December, 1943; Naval Officers Training School, March, 1944; cancellation of his officer training, December, 1944; fire control refresher school, San Diego, California, 1945; assignment to Pearl Harbor Submarine Base, 1945, as part of a relief crew; temporary duty aboard the submarine USS Pargo, September, 1945; separation from the Navy, March, 1946; his postwar career.
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description102 pp.
Terms of UseOpen