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Summary:

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. Appendix includes photocopies of John Ruddick's pre-interview information for the University of North Texas [2 leaves] and photocopies of documents concerning the USS Melvin and its crew [3 leaves, 2 p.]

Author/Creator:

Ruddick, John Lloyd, 1923-

Contributors:

Marcello, Ronald E.

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

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with John Lloyd Ruddick, 1994 September 9 [by Ruddick, J.L.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 1058

Subjects:

Ruddick, John Lloyd, 1923- — Oral history

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

Melvin (Destroyer : DD-680) — Oral history

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

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

World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, 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 War (Naval Engagements) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Dr. Ronald E. Marcello, Professor of History, University of North Texas.

Physical Description:

154 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves, 2 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1058

OCLC Numbers:

235198692