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OH 1740

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeJAMES, Lester Lee (b. 1924)
Military ServiceU.S. Navy WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1740
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionExperiences 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 Description61 pp. plus documents (4 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen