Oral History Interview with Claude Olds, September 5, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Claude Olds, September 5, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Claude Olds. Olds joined the Navy in February of 1943. He served as Motor Machinist 2nd Class aboard the LCI-498 during the landings on Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944. Olds worked as a mechanic tending to landing craft. In late 1944 through mid-1945 he served aboard USS LSM-134, traveling to Cebu, Leyte, Subic and transporting troops to Lingayen Gulf and Ie Jima. They delivered supplies from the Philippines to Okinawa. He was discharged in December of 1945.
Date: September 5, 2006
Creator: Olds, Claude
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Claude Olds, September 5, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Claude Olds, September 5, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Claude Olds. Olds joined the Navy in February of 1943. He served as Motor Machinist 2nd Class aboard the LCI-498 during the landings on Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944. Olds worked as a mechanic tending to landing craft. In late 1944 through mid-1945 he served aboard USS LSM-134, traveling to Cebu, Leyte, Subic and transporting troops to Lingayen Gulf and Ie Jima. They delivered supplies from the Philippines to Okinawa. He was discharged in December of 1945.
Date: September 5, 2006
Creator: Olds, Claude
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History