The last battleship oral history project, 1988.

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The last battleship oral history project, 1988.

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Interviews with six former crewmen who served aboard the U.S.S. Wisconsin during World War II, conducted between June 28 and July 8, 1988, by Craig H. Renner as part of the research for an exhibition at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The discussion includes details about joining the Navy, training, living conditions on the ship, duties and daily routines, crew-officer relations, discipline, recreation, shore leave, facilities and armaments, battle experiences, and relations between sailors and marines. The tapes are accompanied by rough content notes. Interviewees are Joel Adler, Robert Nauert, Jack Reiland, Robert G. Sonnenburg, Roland Steinle, and Gerry Wiedenhoeft.

13 tape recordings and0.1 c.f. (1 folder)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6925673

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Sonnenburg, Robert G.

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Reiland, Jack.

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Renner, Craig H.

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Wisconsin (Battleship : BB-64)

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Wiedenhoeft, Gerry.

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Steinle, Roland

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Adler, Joel.

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Nauert, Robert.

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