Oral history interview with Thomas J. Peltin [sound recording], 2002.

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Oral history interview with Thomas J. Peltin [sound recording], 2002.

Tom Peltin, a Madison (Wisconsin) native, discusses his Navy service as an electronics technician aboard the USS Epperson during the Vietnam War.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 60 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 27 p.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 60 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.

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