Oral History Interview with Harry Ogg, December 8, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Harry Ogg, December 8, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harry Ogg. Ogg joined the Navy in June of 1941. Beginning around September he served as Boatswain’s Mate First Class aboard USS Neosho (AO-23). They transported high octane fuel to the Naval Air Station on Ford Island, and just prior to leaving, the attack on Pearl Harbor commenced. In early 1942 Ogg was transferred to New York City to work on new construction and complete Minesweeping School. From May of 1944 through March of 1945 he served aboard USS Hazard (AM-240). They traveled to Hawaii, Corregidor, Eniwetok, Ulithi, Okinawa and Kerama Retto, minesweeping and providing anti-submarine patrols. Ogg was discharged in the summer of 1946.
Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: Ogg, Harry
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harry Ogg, December 8, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harry Ogg, December 8, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harry Ogg. Ogg joined the Navy in June of 1941. Beginning around September he served as Boatswain’s Mate First Class aboard USS Neosho (AO-23). They transported high octane fuel to the Naval Air Station on Ford Island, and just prior to leaving, the attack on Pearl Harbor commenced. In early 1942 Ogg was transferred to New York City to work on new construction and complete Minesweeping School. From May of 1944 through March of 1945 he served aboard USS Hazard (AM-240). They traveled to Hawaii, Corregidor, Eniwetok, Ulithi, Okinawa and Kerama Retto, minesweeping and providing anti-submarine patrols. Ogg was discharged in the summer of 1946.
Date: December 8, 2006
Creator: Ogg, Harry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History