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Oral History Interview with Donald Feindt, May 2, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Donald Feindt, May 2, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Feindt. Feindt joined the Navy in March of 1941. He completed aviation metalsmith schooling at a Naval armory in Detroit, Michigan. Beginning in September, Feindt worked as a motor machinist aboard USS President Adams (APA-19), participating in the Guadalcanal and Tulagi invasions and the New Georgia Campaign. In the spring of 1944, he was transferred to USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83), participating in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the war ended, he participated in the Occupation of Japan. He was discharged in late 1946.
Date: May 2, 2003
Creator: Feindt, Donald
System: The Portal to Texas History