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Oral History Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, February 17, 2005
Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, a bugler in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He was a bugler aboard the USS Indianapolis and experienced a kamikaze attack during the Okinawa campaign. He also describes transporting the crate that contained the first atomic bomb to Tinian, the ship's sinking, and the four days and five nights he spent in a life raft waiting to be rescued.
Date:
February 17, 2005
Creator:
Morris, Cork & Morgan, Glenn G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001
Interview with David Straus of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Marine Corps during World War Two in the Pacific Theater as well as the Korean War. The interview includes some of Straus' background before the war and his personal experiences while in the Marines, including memories of Okinawa, various weapons, what happened at the end of World War Two, and his assignment in Korea.
Date:
September 17, 2001
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Straus, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert W. Pratt, August 17, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert W. Pratt. He discusses his family and his childhood growing up during the great depression. He describes his time in midshipmen's school and his experiences fighting in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date:
August 17, 2016
Creator:
Pratt, Robert W. & Misenhimer, Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History