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Oral History Interview with Harold Buell and Warren Taylor, May 12, 1990 transcript

Oral History Interview with Harold Buell and Warren Taylor, May 12, 1990

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Buell and Warren Taylor. Buell discusses being aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. Buell served as a Dauntless dive bomber pilot. Ingram’s (interviewer) primary interest in the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57). Ingram also interviews Warren Taylor. Taylor served as a gunnery officer aboard the South Dakota. Taylor discusses much about gunnery at sea: targeting, target spotting, plotting, etc. He also recalls an explosion aboard ship while replenishing ammunition. Taylor also recalls going ashore in Japan after the surrender.
Date: May 12, 1990
Creator: Buell, Howard & Taylor, Warren
System: The Portal to Texas History