Martin Smith oral history transcription, 2004
Scope and Contents
Youth in Amsterdam, N.Y.; Employment at General Electric Corporation;Joined the Navy, September 1942; Boot Camp, U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, RI.; Radio School, Bedford Springs, Pa.; Radioman, USS Borie; Rescue of German POWs; Encounter with German Subma rine; Sinking of USS Borie, 1November 1943; Rescue by USS Gough; Served in USS J. Fred Talbot; Radio Technician School, Chicago, IL; Radio Technician School, Corpus Christi, Tex., 1944; Assigned to Trenton, NJ., radar installation, 1945; Discharged, 1945; Graduate, University of Missouri; Boston Fuse Company, St. Louis, Mo. Part of WWII Veterans Project.
Dates
- Creation: 2004
Creator
- Naval War College (U.S.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subject
- Smith, Martin (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository