Oral History Interview with William Smith, June 8, 2007

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Oral History Interview with William Smith, June 8, 2007

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William R. Smith. Smith was born in April of 1921 and served in the Junior Naval Reserve as a teenager, joining the Naval Reserves around 1937 with a forged birth certificate. He received basic training by volunteering aboard USS Texas (BB-35) and USS Brooklyn (CL-40). By 1939, Sm...

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Audio

Date created

2007-06-08

Creator

Smith, William

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The Portal to Texas History

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http://dp.la/item/134788116b6d0a367c508bd76bd85f82

Related subjects

World War, 1939-1945 / People - Individuals / Military and War - Wars - World War II / Interviews / Oral histories / Personal narratives / Autobiographies / Biographies / WWII / United States. Navy -- Fire controlmen / United States. Naval Reserve / USS Texas (BB-35) / USS Brooklyn (CL-40) / Anti-submarine warfare / American Samoa / Midway Islands / World War, 1939-1945 -- New Zealand / Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 / Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944 / World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Luzon / Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 / World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island / Kamikaze airplanes / Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966 / USS La Vallette (DD-448) / USS Clark (DD-361) / USS Newcomb (DD-586)

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