Oral history interview with John Tait, 2001 December 08.

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Oral history interview with John Tait, 2001 December 08.

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Interview with John Tait, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Saint Louis during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; also brief comments about naval operations in the Aleutians, Solomons, Philippines, and Okinawa.

42 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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SNAC Resource ID: 7442416

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 (Navy) Oral History Project.

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Tait, John, 1920-

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Alexander, William John, 1855-1944

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William John Alexadner was born of Scottish parents in Hamilton, Canada West, in 1855. He was educated in Hamilton and at the University of Toronto where he won a scholarship which enabled him to study English at the University of Wales College in Charlottetown for two years. He obtained a PhD in Greek And Philology at the newly constituted Johns Hopkins Unviersity in 1833, and spent a further year studying modern languages in Heidelberg. Dr. Alexander was appointed professor of English language...

St. Louis (Ship : CL-49)

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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...