Oral history interview with Ralph W. Nelson, 1996 April 18.

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Oral history interview with Ralph W. Nelson, 1996 April 18.

Interview with Ralph W. Nelson, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarines USS Batfish and USS Parche in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, San Francisco, California, 1942; early torpedo problems; his responsibilities as a fire controlman; assignment to the Batfish, 1944; various patrols in the Luzon Strait and Makassar Strait; lifeguard duty off Palau for downed airmen; transfer to the Parche, 1945.

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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Parche (Submairne : SS-384/AGSS-384)

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World War II Pacific Theater (Submarine Service) Oral History Project.

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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...

Nelson, Ralph L. (Ralph Lowell), 1926-

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Maglaughlin, Barry.

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Batfish (Submarine : SS-310)

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