Oral history interview with Ralph W. Nelson, 1996 April 18

Resource Type:: Manuscript (Paper)
Publication:: 1996
Serial Holdings:: Shelved in Oral History Transcripts Collection, University Archives.
Related Series:: Oral History; [volume] 1162

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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