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Summary:

Interview with Odis Taylor, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Sculpin in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the Sculpin, 1941; his responsibilities as a radioman; various patrols off the Netherlands East Indies and in the South China Sea, 1942-44; lifeguard duty off Japan for downed airmen, 1944-45.

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Odis, 1922-

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 Odis Taylor, 1997 February 26 [by Taylor, O.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral history; [volume] 1171

Subjects:

Taylor, Odis, 1922- — Oral history

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

Sculpin (Submarine : SS-191) — Oral history

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

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

World War, 1939-1945 — Naval operations, American — 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 1997 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Submarine Service) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Barry Maglaughlin.

Physical Description:

93 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1171

OCLC Numbers:

261574432