David E. Perkins Oral History Interview, December 12, 1978

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David E. Perkins Oral History Interview, December 12, 1978

December 12, 1978

http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/OH0054/

Captain Perkins recounts his experiences as a Coast Guard officer from enrollment in a New London, Conn. prep school in 1941 until his retirement in 1977. Topics discussed include the Coast Guard Academy, duty on the Atlantic and Pacific coast, search and rescue operations in Alaska, involvement in the weather patrol program, assignment to Coast Guard headquarters, duty in Vietnam, and involvement in the planning and execution of OPSAIL (1976 Tall Ships Event).

0.02 Cubic Feet; 4 audiocassettes, 4.25 hours, 105 pages

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11665336

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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