Oral History Interview with Robert Burns, April 29, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Burns, April 29, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Burns. Burns joined the Navy in June of 1943. He completed the Navy V-12 Program. He was commissioned as ensign in May of 1945, and assigned to a destroyer escort. They conducted submarine patrol. He worked in numerous departments aboard the ship, and they remained along the coast of Florida. He was transferred to California for amphibious training. Burns continued his service in the Navy, receiving his discharge in 1958.
Date: April 29, 2003
Creator: Burns, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Burns, April 29, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Burns, April 29, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Burns. Burns joined the Navy in June of 1943. He completed the Navy V-12 Program. He was commissioned as ensign in May of 1945, and assigned to a destroyer escort. They conducted submarine patrol. He worked in numerous departments aboard the ship, and they remained along the coast of Florida. He was transferred to California for amphibious training. Burns continued his service in the Navy, receiving his discharge in 1958.
Date: April 29, 2003
Creator: Burns, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History