The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 (open access)

The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 2, 2009
Creator: Henry, Mark
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Fournier, December 2, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edward Fournier, December 2, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Fournier. Fournier joined the Navy in March of 1944. He completed Diesel School and other mechanical engineering schools the Navy offered. He completed boot camp at Great Lakes. He served aboard the USS Surfbird (AM-383) as a Fireman and First-Class Diesel Specialist, beginning November of 1944. He provides details of the minesweeper, various mine-types and life aboard the ship. They traveled with their sister ship, the USS Toucan (AM-387). Throughout 1945 they completed 85 mine sweeps of the East China Sea and around Japan. They returned to the U.S. in April of 1946 and in June the ship was decommissioned and Fournier was discharged.
Date: December 2, 2009
Creator: Fournier, Edward
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 364, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 364, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 2, 2009
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Edward Fournier, December 2, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Edward Fournier, December 2, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Fournier. Fournier joined the Navy in March of 1944. He completed Diesel School and other mechanical engineering schools the Navy offered. He completed boot camp at Great Lakes. He served aboard the USS Surfbird (AM-383) as a Fireman and First-Class Diesel Specialist, beginning November of 1944. He provides details of the minesweeper, various mine-types and life aboard the ship. They traveled with their sister ship, the USS Toucan (AM-387). Throughout 1945 they completed 85 mine sweeps of the East China Sea and around Japan. They returned to the U.S. in April of 1946 and in June the ship was decommissioned and Fournier was discharged.
Date: December 2, 2009
Creator: Fournier, Edward
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History