Submarine warfare

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Bishop, Charles Segment 3
For Charles Bishop, submarine school was pretty intense. The course lasted three months during which the class spent a...
Barnes, William Segment 3
William Barnes was aboard USS PC-590 when it was thrown onto the reef which surrounds Midway atoll. After making...
Dupuy, Marsden "Pic" Segment 3
Dupuy remembers a mission to Joliet. They carried two thousand pound bombs on the P-40 [Annotator’s Note: American P-40...
Bishop, Charles Segment 4
[Annotators Note: Charles Bishop served in the navy aboard the destroyer USS Cummings (DD-365) then later aboard the...
Ward, Harold Segment 4
Harold Ward remembers that it was quiet after they secured from general quarters. Around three in the afternoon they...
Barnes, William Segment 5
William Barnes manned a 20 millimeter antiaircraft gun aboard USS PC-590. When an enemy plane came at the ship it...
Karr, Robert Segment 5
Karr recalls having to go up on deck with buckets of water from down below. One of the times he went up to dump a...
Ward, Harold Segment 5
The USS San Francisco (CA-38) replenished and headed down towards the Coral Sea. They raided New Guinea airport and the...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 7
Freddie Ohr was assigned to the 52nd Fighter Group overseas. They were flying Spitfires. Ohr learned how to fly the...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 8
When the 12 ships in his squadron hit Diamondhead [Annotator's Note: the volcanic crater on Oahu, Hawaii], 6 went south...
Crump, Ralph Segment 9
Crump and the Chief Engineer had done some work when the seas were calm. The Chief Engineer felt that there was a...
Templet, Robert Paul Service aboard the USS Roxane (AKA-37)
Robert Templet was aboard the USS Roxanne (AKA-37) when the Japanese surrendered. During the course of the war, the...
Killam, Arthur Service aboard three submarines
[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard the submarine USS Sea Dragon then...
Taddeo, Al Service After the Blue Angels
Alfred Taddeo joined VF-5 [Annotator's Note: Fighting Squadron 5 (VF-5)] Baker which had formerly been VF-17 [Annotator...
Hughes, William Service in the Merchant Marine
William B. Hughes first sailed on the SS Joseph Hamilton and that was followed by the USAHS Wisteria. The Hamilton was...
Joffray, Henry Service in the US Merchant Marine
Henry Joffray was a member of the Merchant Marine during World War 2. There were 4,000 ships and 260,000 sailors in...
Fitz, Robert Service to the End of the War
The duration of a typical watch for Robert Fitz was two hours, except in the places like the Arctic, where it was so...
DuBose, John Serving aboard the Tanker SS Frenchtown
John DuBose signed on the SS Frenchtown as a messman. The ship was a T-2 tanker that was welded during construction and...
Abadie, Melvin Serving Aboard the USS Appalachian (AGC-1)
Melvin Abadie spent two weeks in Pearl Harbor. He was assigned to the USS Appalachian (AGC-1). He was not connected to...
Ryan, Richard Serving Aboard the USS Broome (DD-210)
While on maneuvers aboard the Texas [Annotator's Note: USS Texas (BB-35)] in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Richard Ryan was...
Ellis, Frederick Shake-down Cruise and Deployment
Frederick Ellis had a roommate at Tulane [Annotator's Note: Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana] named Eddie...
Pendleton, Arthur Shelled and Bombed on Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Pendleton served in the US Marine Corps as a machine gunner in Company H, 2nd Battalion, 1st...
Kubiak, Frank Shipmates and Convoy Duty
Frank Kubiak reveals incidents that occurred with his shipmates. Some instances involved risky activities that could...
Tyler, Vernon Shipped Overseas
Vernon Leo Tyler's the ride on the ship [Annotator's Note: overseas as part of the 100th Infantry Division] was...
Wellington, Harold Shipped Overseas
Harold Wellington went into London [Annotator’s Note: London, England] in early 1943. While in London, they had a guide...
Vater, Joseph Shipped to Manchuria
Joseph Vater remained at Cabanatuan [Annotator's Note: Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp, Cabanatuan City, Luzon,...
Griffith, Leon Shooting the Enemy
One night, Leon Griffith was on patrol. The sergeant said they should all lay down and go to sleep. The moon came up...
Guidry, Edmond Sinking a Japanese Submarine
Edmond Guidry took a troop ship out of San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] with no escort and...
Downs, Raymond Sinking of the SS Heredia by U-506
Raymond Downs had gone through a storm when he noticed the ship was zig-zagging [Annotator's Note: a naval anti-...
Tizzard, Thomas Sinking of the USS Helena (CL-50)
Thomas Tizzard was on the USS Helena (CL-50) when it was hit by torpedoes ans sunk on 6 July 1943 [Annotator's Note:...
Twible, Harlan Sinking of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with the interviewer asking Harlan Twible to describe the USS Indianapolis (CA-...
Lebow, Cleatus Sinking of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Back in the United States, the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) went into dry dock, and Lebow went to Texas on leave [Annotator...
Thelen, Richard Sinking of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Richard Thelen remembered that it was too hot to sleep below deck, so he began to sleep topside. One night he told his...
Lents, Robert Sinking of the USS Perch (SS-176)
Taken back to the time when the USS Perch (SS-176) was forced to dive and was then depth charged in the shallow waters...
Roy, William Sinking of the USS Yorktown (CV-5)
[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...
Purvis, Frank Sinking U-Boats with an Atlantic Hunter Killer Group
[Annotator's Note: Frank Purvis' first Atlantic crossing was aboard the USS Snowden (DE-246), escorting a large convoy...

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