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Oral history interview with Thomas Fallbach, 2003 April 10

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Identifier: DCL2003.209
Abstract

Fallbach recalls his early years in the Coast Guard and learning how to deep sea dive, specifically his experiences attending the Navy's deep sea diving school in Washington, D.C. He highlights his assignments after school, including diving in the search of torpedoes in Chesapeake Bay, working on a ship that refueled aircraft carriers at sea, and his assignment as a member of the crew on the Nantucket Lightship, anchored off the coast of Nantucket Island.

Dates: 2003 April 10

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  • Subject: World War, 1939-1945 X
  • Subject: Diving -- Training -- Washington (D.C.) X