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Summary:

Interview with William J. Fisk, a Navy veteran (VPB-123), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the crew of a PB4Y-2; his unauthorized participation in a combat mission out of Okinawa over the Sea of Japan; battle damage to his plane; description of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from aerial observations after the dropping of the atomic bombs.

Author/Creator:

Fisk, William, J., 1925-

Contributors:

Alexander, William J.

World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with William J. Fisk, 1996 December 26 [by Fisk, W.J.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 1160

Subjects:

Fisk, William, J., 1925- — 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 — Aerial operations, American — Oral history

World War, 1939-1945 — Pacific Ocean — Oral history

Nagasaki-shi (Japan) — History — Bombardment, 1945 — Personal narratives, American — Oral history

Hiroshima-shi (Japan) — History — Bombardment, 1945 — Personal narratives, American — Oral history

Genres:

Oral history — Examples

World War II oral history — Examples

Pacific Theater oral history — Examples

Island hopping oral history — Examples

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 1996 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project. Interviewer: William J. Alexander.

Physical Description:

42 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1160

OCLC Numbers:

259455821