Kenneth W. Erickson oral history transcription
Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 460
Scope and Contents
Erickson discusses his WWII service as a yeoman in YMS 180. Includes comments on his basic training at IS Naval Training Station and Yeoman School in Newport, RI, life aboard ship, convoy duty from Key West to Cuba, possible torpedoing of a German submarine, travel to Hawaii through the Panama Canal, duties aboard ship, ship's captains, minesweeping at Ulithi and Pelelieu, rescue of crew of YMS 385, visit to Ngulu, return to Bremerton, attended the University of Idaho on the GI Bill, civilian employment at IBM, Naval Reserves, and significance of WWII service.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- Naval War College (U.S.) (Organization)
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Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository