Oral History Interview with Hugh Story, February 24, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Hugh Story, February 24, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Hugh Story. Story finished college and immediately went into the Navy to train as an officer at the Midshipman School at Columbia University in January 1943. He volunteered for submarine duty and was assigned to USS Bluegill (SS-242). They started war patrols off New Guinea in April 1944. Story was aboard for 5 out of 6 war patrols and provides details about each: attacking ships with torpedoes and enduring depth charge attacks. When the war ended Story was in Chicago. He remained in the Reserves.
Date: February 24, 2005
Creator: Story, Hugh
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hugh Story, February 24, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Hugh Story, February 24, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Hugh Story. Story finished college and immediately went into the Navy to train as an officer at the Midshipman School at Columbia University in January 1943. He volunteered for submarine duty and was assigned to USS Bluegill (SS-242). They started war patrols off New Guinea in April 1944. Story was aboard for 5 out of 6 war patrols and provides details about each: attacking ships with torpedoes and enduring depth charge attacks. When the war ended Story was in Chicago. He remained in the Reserves.
Date: February 24, 2005
Creator: Story, Hugh
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History