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Oral History Interview with Donald K. Cradit, June 6, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Donald K. Cradit, June 6, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald K Cradit. Cradit joined the Navy in November of 1939. He served as Boatswain’s Mate aboard the USS McCook (DD-496), participating in the Normandy invasions. Cradit later served aboard the USS Rogers (DD-876), where he witnessed the signing of the Peace Treaty in Tokyo Harbor. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: June 6, 2013
Creator: Cradit, Donald K
System: The Portal to Texas History