USS NORTH CAROLINA Battleship Collection: John Kirkpatrick Oral History Interview, June 31, 1975; April 30, 1976

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USS NORTH CAROLINA Battleship Collection: John Kirkpatrick Oral History Interview, June 31, 1975; April 30, 1976

1975-1976

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/oh0024059

0.015 Cubic Feet, 3 audiocassette, 2 hours, 31 pages

eng, Latn

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11645941

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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