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Oral History Interview with Frank Curre, Jr., April 19, 2002

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Interview with Navy veteran Frank Curre Jr. The interview includes Curre's personal experiences about joining the Navy, boot camp, being aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, and his subsequent experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Additionally, Curre talks about pre-war shipboard life and training exercises, his activities during the attack on Pearl Harbor, aftermath of the attack, his transfer to the yard minesweeper YMS-102 at Bremerton, Washington, operation around Midway Island, his transfer to the escort carrier Petrof Bay, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, kamikaze attacks, the Okinawa campaign, and continued combat against kamikazes.
Date: April 19, 2002
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Curre, Frank, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 19, 1932 (open access)

The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 19, 1932

Weekly newspaper of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: March 19, 1932
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History