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Oral History Interview with George Duncan, October 9, 1994

Interview with Captain George Duncan, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Duncan discusses his pilot training at Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1941, his assignment to Air Group 9 on the carrier Essex, the Hellcat fighter, the sinking of Fubuki-class destroyer in June of 1944 off of Pagan Island, the Marianas Campaign in 1944, the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," the Philippines Campaign and the attack on the Japanese battleship Musashi, and his … more

Date: October 9, 1994

Creator: Christman, Calvin L. & Duncan, George, 1917-

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John Lloyd Ruddick, September 9, 1994

Transcript of an interview with John Ruddick, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Melvin during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Ruddick discusses the Marianas invasion, the Carolines invasion, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the Battle of Surigao Strait, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Kurile operations, and the occupation of Japan.

Date: September 9, 1994

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ruddick, John Lloyd, 1923-