Edward C. Svendsen Oral History Interview, May 12, 1989; June 23, 1993

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Edward C. Svendsen Oral History Interview, May 12, 1989; June 23, 1993

May 12, 1989; June 23, 1993

http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/OH0113/

Captain Svendsen recounts his background in Minneapolis, Minnesota, his education at the U.S. Naval Academy, and his experiences in the USS MISSISSIPPI during World War II. Of particular interest are commentaries on academic and social life at the Academy, training at Bowdoin College as part of the first radar school, duty in the South Pacific at Tarawa in the Gilbert campaign and at Kwajalein, and service in the Aleutian Islands. Capt. Svendsen describes the early use of radar and its development for use on warships.

0.01 Cubic Feet; 2 audiotapes, 3 hours, 65 pages

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11665417

East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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Svendsen, Edward C.

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Electrical and electronics engineer and Navy officer that interacted with Engineering Research Associates (ERA). From the description of Oral history interview with Edward C. Svendsen, 1986 Sept. 16. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63283847 ...

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...