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Summary:

Interview with Richard Grissom, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Tirante in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1944; his training as an electrician's mate; qualification examination; assignment to the Tirante, 1945; various patrols around the Japanese home islands.

Author/Creator:

Grissom, Richard, 1925-

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 Richard Grissom, 1996 May 9 [by Grissom, R.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral history; [volume] 1176

Subjects:

Grissom, Richard, 1925- — Oral history

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

Tirante (Submarine : SS-420) — 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 1996 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Submarine Service) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Barry Maglaughlin.

Physical Description:

108 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1176

OCLC Numbers:

307633230