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Oral History Interview with Waite Higgins, March 31, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Waite Higgins. Higgins joined the Navy in late 1943. Beginning in 1944, he served with the deck force aboard a carrier. They traveled throughout the Pacific Islands, and he recalls burials at sea. Higgins recalls participating in the Battle of Okinawa. In August of 1945, they traveled to Tokyo Bay in Japan. He returned to the US and was discharged in 1946.
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March 31, 2003
Creator:
Higgins, Waite
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The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Waite Higgins, March 31, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Waite Higgins. Higgins joined the Navy in late 1943. Beginning in 1944, he served with the deck force aboard a carrier. They traveled throughout the Pacific Islands, and he recalls burials at sea. Higgins recalls participating in the Battle of Okinawa. In August of 1945, they traveled to Tokyo Bay in Japan. He returned to the US and was discharged in 1946.
Date:
March 31, 2003
Creator:
Higgins, Waite
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History