William James Ruhe oral history interview, May 20, 1975

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William James Ruhe oral history interview, May 20, 1975

1975

http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/OH0022/

Ruhe discusses his experiences with Squadron 40T in pre-World War II duty in the Mediterranean and relates anecdotes about fellow officers and people he met while in Europe. Topics discussed include reactions of the local populace to U.S naval personnel in port cities after extended stays, meeting an English spy in Portugal (1940), attempts to obtain information about U. S. naval security and activities, and sailors' shipboard antics.

0.005 Cubic Feet; 1 audiocasette, 1.5 hour, 29 pages

eng, Latn

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11659644

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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Lennon, Donald R.

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>Don Lennon was a longtime director of the East Carolina Manuscript Collection and Coordinator of Special Collections. Born in Brunswick County, North Carolina on October 6, 1938, he attended junior college in Wilmington, NC before completing his studies at East Carolina College. He taught school and worked in the North Carolina state archives before returning to East Carolina to assist with the creation of a historical manuscript collection. He passed away in Greenville, NC on April 26, 2018.Do...

Ruhe, William James

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William James Ruhe, a retired Navy captain of McLean, Va., was graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy (June 1939). He was assigned to the cruiser U.S.S. TRENTON (June 1939-August 1940), during which time he visited several countries, including extended stays in Portugal and France while assigned to Squadron 40T in the Mediterranean. Ruhe then transferred to the submarine service (1941) and throughout World War II operated out of Australia to fight the Japanese in the South Pacific. He left the s...