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Oral History Interview with Melvin Pratt, July 23, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Melvin Pratt. Pratt joined the Navy in April of 1944. He served as Seaman 3rd Class with the gunnery gang aboard the minesweeper USS Strength (AM-309). In December, they arrived in Pearl Harbor, and began training in preparation for the Iwo Jima invasion. On 16 February 1945, they began sweeping off Iwo Jima to clear the way for the invasion fleet. In late March, they assisted in clearing the approaches to the beaches off Okinawa for the impending assault. After the war ended, they participated with occupation forces in Japan, sweeping mines around Sasebo. He received his discharge in May of 1946.
Date:
July 23, 2019
Creator:
Pratt, Melvin
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Melvin Pratt, July 23, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Melvin Pratt. Pratt joined the Navy in April of 1944. He served as Seaman 3rd Class with the gunnery gang aboard the minesweeper USS Strength (AM-309). In December, they arrived in Pearl Harbor, and began training in preparation for the Iwo Jima invasion. On 16 February 1945, they began sweeping off Iwo Jima to clear the way for the invasion fleet. In late March, they assisted in clearing the approaches to the beaches off Okinawa for the impending assault. After the war ended, they participated with occupation forces in Japan, sweeping mines around Sasebo. He received his discharge in May of 1946.
Date:
July 23, 2019
Creator:
Pratt, Melvin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 143, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 23, 2019
Creator:
Bloom, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Weekly newspaper from Emory, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 23, 2019
Creator:
Hill, Earl, III
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 23, 2019
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History