Oral history interview with John A. McVean, 1995 October 25.

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Oral history interview with John A. McVean, 1995 October 25.

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Interview with John McVean, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

39 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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SNAC Resource ID: 7109180

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors (Marine Corps) Oral History Project.

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McVean, John A., 1919-

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Maynard, Stephen Ronald.

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West Virginia (Ship)

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United States. Marine Corps

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