Oral History Interview with George Redding, July 25, 2018 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Redding, July 25, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Redding. Redding joined the Navy in June of 1944. He was assigned to the 81st, 91st and 8th Construction Battalions, and served with a pontoon outfit, ferrying supplies from ship to shore. In January of 1945 he traveled aboard a troop ship to Hawaii for additional training, then on to Ulithi, Eniwetok and Okinawa. They remained on the coast of Okinawa through August, transporting Red Cross supplies, Sherman tanks, and howitzers aboard the pontoon boats to the shore. Redding returned to the US and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: July 25, 2018
Creator: Redding, George
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Redding, July 25, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Redding, July 25, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Redding. Redding joined the Navy in June of 1944. He was assigned to the 81st, 91st and 8th Construction Battalions, and served with a pontoon outfit, ferrying supplies from ship to shore. In January of 1945 he traveled aboard a troop ship to Hawaii for additional training, then on to Ulithi, Eniwetok and Okinawa. They remained on the coast of Okinawa through August, transporting Red Cross supplies, Sherman tanks, and howitzers aboard the pontoon boats to the shore. Redding returned to the US and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: July 25, 2018
Creator: Redding, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History