Interviewee | JAMES, Lester Lee (b. 1924) |
Military Service | U.S. Navy WWII Veteran |
Interview ID # | OH 1740 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | Experiences in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Crescent City during the World War II; early years in Texas and California; work experience as a skilled tradesman in Nevada and Utah prior to military service; drafted into U.S. Navy and conflict with religious affiliation as Seventh Day Adventist; shipboard life and duties while on an amphibian personnel attack ship during Pacific island battles and as part of a convoy; brief port call at Wellington, New Zealand; recollections of civilian career and personal life. |
Interviewer(s) | Dr. Tommy Stringer |
Physical Description | 61 pp. plus documents (4 pp.) |
Terms of Use | Open |