Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018 transcript

Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Odd Aarstad. Aarstad joined the Navy in August 1944 and trained to be a corpsman. Upon completion of training, Aarstad reported to the Annapolis Naval Hospital where he served and treated wounded and sick patients. Eventually, Aarstad worked on artificial limbs for amputees. He also served at a rehabilitation station in Philadelphia where people were being fitted for prosthetic legs. Aarstad was discharged in October 1946.
Date: November 4, 2018
Creator: Aarstad, Odd
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Odd Aarstad. Aarstad joined the Navy in August 1944 and trained to be a corpsman. Upon completion of training, Aarstad reported to the Annapolis Naval Hospital where he served and treated wounded and sick patients. Eventually, Aarstad worked on artificial limbs for amputees. He also served at a rehabilitation station in Philadelphia where people were being fitted for prosthetic legs. Aarstad was discharged in October 1946.
Date: November 4, 2018
Creator: Aarstad, Odd
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History