The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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[Annotator's Note: The video starts with a long conversation before the interview actually starts.] Lester Hecht was...

[Annotators Note: Norman Kleiss starts the interview by reading a narrative about the causes that led up to the Pearl...

William Roy had served in Battleship Division 5 in the Atlantic on the battleship Arkansas [Annotator's Note: USS...

Joseph Dean Reilly thinks it is important to have the museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans...

Corrine Boggs, also known as Lindy, was in Washington DC on 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: the date of the Japanese...

Photograph. Seaplanes on an aircraft carrier. Personal caption: "You can see how the sea-planes are launched on the...

Photograph. An unidentified pre-war ship. Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

USS California (BB-44) sinking as sailors jump from side to rescue vessels and life boats. Official caption: "USS...

"3619 W-PH-(6). Wing from Japanese bomber shot down on the grounds of the Naval Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 7...

Photograph. Serviceman photographed in midair diving into pool. Personal caption: "Swimming pool - Navy Yard, P.H."...

Photograph. An unidentified pre-war ship. Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

Photograph. The submarine USS Dolphin (SS-169). Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

Oral History