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Oral History Interview with Jeremiah Tuttle, August 26, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jeremiah Tuttle, August 26, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jeremiah Tuttle. Tuttle joined the Navy in January 1943 and trained at Great Lakes in gunnery and fire control. When complete, he reported aboard the USS Bache (DD-470) and they headed for the Aleutian Islands. He was also aboard the ship when it was attached to the 7th Fleet and operated around New Guinea. He shares several anecdotes of his time aboard and R&R in Australia. He was aboard when the invasion of the Philippines commenced. He returned to the US and attended another gunnery school and was aboard another ship headed for the Pacific when he received his discharge in March, 1946. He was recalled for the Korean War and served aboard the USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752).
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: Tuttle, Jeremiah
System: The Portal to Texas History