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Summary:

Interview with Ralph W. Nelson, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarines USS Batfish and USS Parche in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, San Francisco, California, 1942; early torpedo problems; his responsibilities as a fire controlman; assignment to the Batfish, 1944; various patrols in the Luzon Strait and Makassar Strait; lifeguard duty off Palau for downed airmen; transfer to the Parche, 1945.

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Ralph, 1923-

Contributors:

Maglaughlin, Barry

World War II Pacific Theater (Submarine Service) Oral History Project

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with Ralph W. Nelson, 1996 April 18 [by Nelson, R.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 1162

Subjects:

Nelson, Ralph, 1923- — Oral history

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

Batfish (Submarine : SS-310) — Oral history

Parche (Submairne : SS-384/AGSS-384) — Oral history

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

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

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

Genres:

Oral history — Examples

World War II oral history — Examples

Pacific Theater oral history — Examples

Submarine service oral history — Examples

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 1996 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Submarine Service) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Barry Maglaughlin.

Physical Description:

161 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1162

OCLC Numbers:

259503180