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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.
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Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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General Notes:
- Interview conducted in 1996 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Submarine Service) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Barry Maglaughlin.
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Physical Description:
- 161 leaves ; 29 cm
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Call Numbers:
- OH 1162
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OCLC Numbers:
- 259503180