Oral History Interview with William I. Smith, November 20, 2003
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Interview with William I. Smith, farmer and Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the escort carrier USS Kadashan Bay in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His rural background in West Texas; his decision to join the Navy, in 1943; boot camp and fireman's school, San Diego, California, 1943; assignment to the USS Kadashan Bay, 1943; shipboard routine; the assault on Peleliu, September 14, 1944; the battle of Leyte Gulf, October, 1944; the Luzon landings and being hit by a kamika…
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Date:
November 20, 2003
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Smith, William I.
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UNT Oral History Program