The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Photograph. A group of four American sailors playing cards or generally socializing, probably aboard the USS Narwhal....

Official U. S. Navy Map of Western Pacific Pearl Harbor to China 'File No: 45256 Period of Japan's Offensive' No date

Photograph. An unidentified submarine. Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

Photograph. A large crowd at the dock watches an unidentified ship leaving port. Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

Photograph. Partial views of pre-war ships. Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

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

Photograph. A Petty Officer, Third Class stands on the deck of a submarine, probably the USS Narwhal. Likely Pearl...

William Cart was born in April 1922 in Charleston [Annotator's Note: Charleston, South Carolina]. He grew up on the...

John Ericson went walking in Bowne Park in Flushing [Annotator's Note: Flushing, Queens, New York, New York] with his...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Arthur Smith if he recalls where he was or what he was doing when the Japanese...

On Sunday, 7 December 1941, Donald Popham was in a movie theater when the demand flashed on the screen for all military...

Herbert Weatherwax was drafted into the military when he was 24 years old. He had a problem with alcohol while he was...

Oral History