open access Oral History Interview with R. N. Isacksen, May 9, 1979 Description: Interview with R. N. Isacksen, a United States Navy veteran from Des Moines, Iowa. Isacksen discusses his experiences aboard the seaplane tender the USS Tangier during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1978. Date: May 9, 1979 Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Isacksen, R. N.