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Summary:

World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. Childhood in Bonham, Texas; family life in the Great Depression; reaction to Pearl Harbor; decision to enlist in U.S. Navy; basic and advanced training; assignment as a range finder operator/electrician on the USS Drayton; Battles of Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal, San Pedro Bay, and others; strategies of naval, anti-submarine, and anti-aircraft warfare; preparation for invasion of Japan; discharge; marriage to Inez Langley; civilian career as an aviation mechanic with American Airlines.

Author/Creator:

Nichols, Loyd Dean, 1921-

Contributors:

Hegi, Benjamin , interviewer

World War II Pacific Theater (Naval Engagements) Oral History Project

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with Loyd Dean Nichols, 2009 May 9 [by Nichols, L.D.]

Related Works:

University of North Texas oral history collection

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 1739

Subjects:

Nichols, Loyd Dean, 1921- — Oral history

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

United States Navy — Fire controlmen — Oral history

USS Drayton (Destroyer) — Oral history

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

Peleliu, Battle of, Palau, 1944 — Oral history

World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — Philippines — Oral history

Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944 — Oral history

Tassafaronga, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942 — Oral history

Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 — Oral history

Kamikaze airplanes — Oral history

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 2003 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Naval Engagements) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Benjamin Hegi.

Physical Description:

81 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 1739

OCLC Numbers:

849952136