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Oral History Interview with Al Quackenbush, October 10, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Quackenbush, October 10, 1999

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Al Quackenbush. Quackenbush joined the Navy in 1931. He served as a First Class Ships Cook on the USS Tangier (AV-8). He is a plank owner of the Tangier and provides details of starting up the crew when it was first commissioned. His battle station was the .50 caliber gun on the forward mount. He discusses the training on the ship and activities prior to and on 7 December 1941. On the day of the attack, Quackenbush helped pull sailors out of the water, including a Japanese aviator.
Date: October 10, 1999
Creator: Quackenbush, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cuba-U.S. Relations: Chronology of Key Events 1959-1999 (open access)

Cuba-U.S. Relations: Chronology of Key Events 1959-1999

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Date: December 14, 1999
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P. & York, Suzanne L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Historian, Volume 56, Number 3, February 1996 (open access)

The Texas Historian, Volume 56, Number 3, February 1996

Journal published by the Texas State Historical Association containing articles written by members of the Junior Historians about various aspects of Texas history.
Date: February 1996
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History