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Summary:

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 postwar naval career.

Author/Creator:

Duncan, George, 1917-

Contributors:

Christman, Calvin L.

World War II Pacific Theater (Naval Engagements) Oral History Project

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with George Duncan, 1994 October 9 [by Duncan, G.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 1030

Subjects:

Duncan, George, 1917- — Oral history

United States Navy — History — World War, 1939-1945- — Oral history

World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, American- — Oral history

World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — Pacific Area- — Oral history

World War, 1939-1945 — Naval operations, American- — Oral history

Genres:

Oral history — Examples

World War II oral history — Examples

Pacific Theater oral history — Examples

Naval engagements oral history

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 1994 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Naval Engagements) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Calvin Christman.

Physical Description:

43 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1030

OCLC Numbers:

234236245