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Oral History Interview with A. J. Dunn, July 13, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with A J Dunn. Dunn joined the Navy in 1940 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Oglala (CM-4) at Pearl Harbor. On the morning of 7 December 1941, he was returning from liberty when the attack began. Unable to find his ship, he jumped aboard the USS Mugford (DD-389) just as it was getting underway. After seven days of patrols, he returned to the harbor and was transferred to the USS New Orleans (CA-32). While on convoy duty to Brisbane, the ship received a warm welcome from Australian citizens. But one evening, the ship was nearly subject to friendly fire when a cruiser from New Zealand mistook the New Orleans for a Japanese ship. Dunn was transferred to the USS Indiana (BB-58) with Task Force 58, bombarding islands in the Gilberts and Marshalls. As a gunner’s mate, his duties included testing small arms ammunition in a surveillance oven to see whether it had expired. He was transferred to the USS Botetourt (APA-136), operating out of the Philippines until the end of the war. He sailed past the USS Missouri (BB-63) …
Date:
July 13, 2011
Creator:
Dunn, A. J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Local Scouts head for down under]
Newspaper clipping describing how a Denton-area Boy Scout troop will participate in the 1987 XVI World Jamboree in Australia, with some background about the troop and the history of the event. There is a column on the back of the clipping with a series of historical and trivia facts.
Date:
December 13, 1987
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. John Clayton to T. L. James, May 13, 1949]
Letter from Mrs. John Clayton to T. L. James discussing information needed to procure displaced families for farm hire through the Estonian Relief Committee.
Date:
May 13, 1949
Creator:
Clayton, Mrs. John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History