Oral History Interview with William Schell, December 16, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with William Schell, December 16, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Schell. Schell joined the Navy in March 1944. He was trained as an aviation ordinance man and was assigned to VC-84 as a gunner on a TBM-3. His squadron was assigned to the USS Makin Island (CVE-93) and participated in the battles of Leyte Gulf, Lingayen Bay, and Iwo Jima. Schell talks about how they bombed Iwo Jima for thirty-two days with little effect. He was discharged in February 1946.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Schell, William
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Schell, December 16, 2010 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Schell, December 16, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Schell. Schell joined the Navy in March 1944. He was trained as an aviation ordinance man and was assigned to VC-84 as a gunner on a TBM-3. His squadron was assigned to the USS Makin Island (CVE-93) and participated in the battles of Leyte Gulf, Lingayen Bay, and Iwo Jima. Schell talks about how they bombed Iwo Jima for thirty-two days with little effect. He was discharged in February 1946.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Schell, William
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History