Oral history interview with Russell Ellis, 1997 May 15.

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Oral history interview with Russell Ellis, 1997 May 15.

Interview with Russell Ellis, a Navy veteran,concerning his experiences aboard the merchant ships USS Santa Leonara, USS Jose Bonaficio, USS Daniel H. Hill, and the repair ship USS Amphion in the European Theater during World War II. North Atlantic convoys; German submarine and aircraft threats; personal observations of civilian conditions in England, Belgium, and France.

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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Byrd, R.W. (Richard W.)

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Santa Leonara (Streamship)

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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...

Daniel H. Hill (Steamship)

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World War II European Theater (Navy) Oral History Project.

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Jose Bonafico (Steamship

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Ellis, Russell, 1927-

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Amphion (Repair ship: AR-13)

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