Oral history interview with Captain Victor Delano, 1998 March 13.

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Oral history interview with Captain Victor Delano, 1998 March 13.

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Interview with Captain Victor Delgado, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. First assignment to the battleship USS West Virginia and his experiences during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; assignment to the antiaircraft cruiser USS San Juan, 1942; naval battles around Guadalcanal; Battle of Savo Island; assignment to the destroyer USS Wedderburn, 1944; Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944; Pacific typhoons; Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations, 1945.

32 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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