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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Gerald L. Cronan, 2003 May 14
Item
Identifier: DCL2003.211
Abstract
Cronan describes his boot camp experiences and his initial assignment to shore duty patrolling the beach at Nags Head, N.C. during World War II. He details his training in preparation for serving on an LST (Landing Ship Tank), his assignment to LST-762, a newly-commissioned ship built in Pittsburg, and its journey down the Mississippi River, through the Panama Canal, to San Diego picking up troops, on to Pearl Harbor and finally unloading in the Philippines at Leyte. He recalls other...
Dates:
2003 May 14
Oral history interview with H. Douglas Barker, 2003 April 3
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Identifier: DCL2003.207
Abstract
Barker highlights his appointment to and his experiences at the Annapolis Naval Academy. He recalls his first official Navy appointment as staff in the Naval Submarine School, and subsequent duties such as his involvement in submarine operations in the Mediterranean following the Cuban Missile Crisis and as officer-in-charge of the Holy Loch [Scotland] submarine base. Barker presents a survey of life on a submarine and what it was like to be a submariner.
Dates:
2003 April 3
Oral history interview with Thomas Fallbach, 2002 November 27
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Identifier: DCL2002.093
Abstract
Fallbach describes his experiences while living in Sedalia, Colo., including losing his home in a fire, and various experiences of being a member of the West Douglas Fire Dept. for 20 years. He also reminisces about growing up in suburban Chicago, and his early exposure to dog training while in high school. He recalls his training and experiences in diving while in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, including his firefighting training while assigned to the USS Klickitat refueling...
Dates:
2002 November 27
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- World War, 1939-1945 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States 2
- City and town life -- Sedalia (Colo.) -- History 1
- Cold War 1
- Cold War -- Naval operations -- Submarine 1
- Cold War -- Personal narratives, American 1
- Cold War -- Veterans -- United States 1
- Landing craft -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 1
- Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944 1
- Mediterranean Sea 1
- Sedalia (Colo.) 1
- Submarines (Ships) -- History 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 1
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